( ) -q-27- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “the near future.” American consumers are feeling less confident this month and concerns about jobs rose significantly. [CutID: <Cuts> CONSUMER-CONFIDENCE-house-q-TUEam.mp3 Time: 27s Title: CONSUMER-CONFIDENCE-house-q-TUEam Out-cue: the near future] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Consumers’ view of current conditions fell to 124.3 in September from 134.3 last month. The […]
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American consumers are feeling less confident as job worries mount
( ) -q-27- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “the near future.”
American consumers are feeling less confident this month and concerns about jobs rose significantly.
[CutID: <Cuts> CONSUMER-CONFIDENCE-house-q-TUEam.mp3
Time: 27s
Title: CONSUMER-CONFIDENCE-house-q-TUEam
Out-cue: the near future]
TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Consumers’ view of current conditions fell to 124.3 in September from 134.3 last month. The index measures both Americans’ assessment of current economic conditions and their outlook for the next six months.
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VERBATIM: The Conference Board says its consumer confidence index fell to 98.7 in September, from 105.6 in August. It was the biggest month-to-month decline since August of 2021. The measure of Americans’ short-term expectations for income, business and the job market fell to 81.7 from 86.3 in July. A reading under 80 can signal a potential recession in the near future.