The share of consumer viewing jobs as "plentiful" increased back to levels seen in the spring of last year. Consumers' 12-month inflation expectations fell to 6.3% from 6.7% last month. (Reporting by Lucia Mutikani; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence
declined again in February, with the decrease concentrated among
households making an annual income of $35,000 or more, though
Americans grew more upbeat about the labor market, a survey
showed on Tuesday.
The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index
slipped to 102.9 this month from 106.0 in January. Economists
polled by Reuters had forecast the index at 108.5. The survey
places more emphasis on the labor market, which remains tight.
"The decrease reflected large drops in confidence for
households aged 35 to 54 and for households earning $35,000 or
more," said Ataman Ozyildirim, senior director of Economics at
The Conference Board.
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