ABCNews says Consumer feeling of comfort getting worse - but "confidence"

[papau]

is going up per the Conference Board - and the going up Conf Board is the one used for the leading indicator?



ABC News/Money magazine CONSUMER COMFORT INDEX <GRAPHIC>
The Consumer Comfort Index uses a scale of +100 to -100 and is based on a rolling four-week sample of approximately 1,000 adults nationwide. (methodology)

End Date......Consumer..Comfort..Index .

6/13/04 -20 .
6/6/04 -19 .
5/30/04 -18 .
5/23/04 -16 .
5/16/04 -11 .
5/9/04 -13 .
5/2/04 -11 .

[uptown ruler]

1. trouble is brewing...

there is no doubt about it.



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