Washington DC - February 23 - The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had increased in January, declined sharply in February. The Index now stands at 46.0, down from 56.5 in January.

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Washington DC - January 29 - The Consumer Sentiment Index posted a 2.6% gain from last month and was 21.6% above last January’s reading, with the Expectations as well as the Current Conditions components improving by comparable amounts during the past year.

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Washington DC - January 27 - Americans’ confidence in their health insurance coverage and ability to access health care increased slightly last month. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Care Consumer Confidence Index rose to 99.1 points in December, up from a reading of 96.9 in November.

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Washington DC - January 26- The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had increased in December, improved further in January. The Index now stands at 55.9 (1985=100), up from 53.6 in December.

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Washington DC - January 7 - Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis announced nearly $100 million in green jobs training grants to support job training programs to help dislocated workers and others find jobs in expanding green industries and related occupations.

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Washington DC - January 5 - President Barack Obama discussed his solemn responsibility to protect the nation, from ordering reviews into the attempted act of terrorism in Detroit to a comprehensive strategy that has refocused our efforts on the fight against al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan and strengthened international partnerships to keep unrelenting pressure on extremists across the globe.

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Washington DC -December 29- The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had increased in November, rose again in December. The Index now stands at 52.9, up from 50.6 in Novevmber.

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Washington DC - November 24 - The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had declined in October, increased slightly in November. The Index now stands at 49.5 (1985=100), up from 48.7 in October.

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Washington DC - October 27 -  The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had declined in September, deteriorated further in October. The Index now stands at 47.7, down from 53.4 in September.

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Washington DC - September 29 - The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had improved in August, dipped in September. The Index now stands at 53.1, down from 54.5 in August.

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Washington DC - September 11 - The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had retreated in July, rebounded in August. The Index now stands at 54.1 (1985=100), up from 47.4 in July.

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Washington DC - August 25 - The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had retreated in July, rebounded in August. The Index now stands at 54.1, up from 47.4 in July.

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Washington DC - August 20 - The Conference Board LEI for the U.S. rose again in July, its fourth consecutive increase. The six-month change in the index has risen to 3.0 percent in the period through July, up substantially from -2.8 percent for the previous six months.

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Washington DC - August 11 - The travel intentions of U.S. adults appear to be on the rise. Almost two-thirds of U.S. adults expect to take at least one trip for leisure purposes between August 2009 and January 2010, up from 61 percent who expressed the same intention in July 2008.

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Washington DC - July 28 - The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had retreated in June, declined further in July. The Index now stands at 46.6, down from 49.3 in June.

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