The Present Situation Index, which measures shoppers' current assessment of the economy, held steady at 65.3, compared to 65.4 last month.
Americans remain gloomy about economy
NEW YORK The New York-based Conference Board says that its Consumer
Confidence Index for July stands at 51.9, up only slightly from the
revised 51.0 in June and slightly better than the reading of 50
predicted by economists surveyed by Thomson/IFR. Still, the index
remains half of what it was a year ago.