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Consumer Reports Index: Americans' sentiment improved as financial difficulties declined
Consumer sentiment climbed back to positive territory this month, and financial troubles continued a four-month decline, according to the Consumer Reports Index, an overall measure of Americans' personal financial health.
The monthly Index comprises five measures: Employment, Retail, Sentiment, Stress, and the Trouble Tracker.
Consumer sentiment rose across all income segments to 50.7 from 48.9 a month earlier, and the trouble tracker measure stands at 38.8, near its all-time low of 38.7 in November 2012. In addition, the level of stress that consumers feel was unchanged from last month, at 56.1.
Consumer sentiment climbed back to positive territory this month, and financial troubles continued a four-month decline, according to the Consumer Reports Index, an overall measure of Americans' personal financial health.
The monthly Index comprises five measures: Employment, Retail, Sentiment, Stress, and the Trouble Tracker.
Consumer sentiment rose across all income segments to 50.7 from 48.9 a month earlier, and the trouble tracker measure stands at 38.8, near its all-time low of 38.7 in November 2012. In addition, the level of stress that consumers feel was unchanged from last month, at 56.1.