consumer confidence

by Diane Swinbrow CONSUMER OPTIMISM rose in the January 2015 survey to its highest level in the past decade, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. Conducted by the U-M Institute for Social Research since 1946,…

MORE RAPID JOB creation, higher wages and gains in household wealth have eased the financial strains on households as well as supported more favorable buying plans for vehicles and household durables, according to the Thomson…

CONSUMER CONFIDENCE has remained largely unchanged in the past three months despite the hard winter, as well as a severe drought. Consumer finances were just as strong in March as in December 2013, and more importantly, consumers viewed…