- The Consumer Confidence Index from The Conference Board rose in March, jumping 19.3 points to 109.7, the highest level in a year.
- The present-situation component rose 20.4 points to 110.0 while the expectations component gained 18.7 points, taking it to 109.6 from 90.9 in the prior month.
- Regarding general business conditions, the net of the percentage of consumers saying business conditions were good rose 2.4 points to 18.5 while those saying business conditions were bad fell 9.2 points to 30.5 in March.
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Consumer Confidence Jumps As Outlook Continues To Improve