Household confidence improved last week to match the highest level in four years as more Americans said their finances were in better shape.
The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index was minus 31.4 in the period ended April 15, compared with minus 32.8 over the previous seven days. The reading equaled that from two weeks earlier as the best since March 2008. Nonetheless, the monthly expectations measure fell from a one-year high, showing concern remains that too many Americans are still unemployed.
"The uneven nature of the recovery will likely continue to restrain
...
More Suggested Content:
CEA's Oxman Leaving For ETA
April 18, 2012
From News
Jason Oxman, the Consumer Electronics Association's senior vice president of industry affairs, is leaving CEA to become CEO of the
Electronic Transactions Association.
CEA Touts Industry Recycling Record
April 16, 2012
From News
The Consumer Electronics Association said Monday that the recycling in the industry surged in 2011, jumping 53 percent to a record number.
