U.S. Consumer Sentiment Gains to Four-Month High in Sept
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NEW YORK, Sept 28 (Reuters) – U.S. consumer sentiment rose to its highest level in four months in September as Americans saw better prospects for the job market and economy, a survey released on Friday showed.
The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan’s final reading on consumer sentiment rose to 78.3 from 74.3 in August, the highest level since May.
Still, it was shy of economists’ forecasts for 79, according to a Reuters poll, and gave up some of the advance seen in September’s preliminary…
U.S. Consumer Sentiment Gains to Four-Month High in Sept originally appeared on DailyFinance.com on 2012-09-28T10:57:00Z.
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