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NEW YORK, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Consumer Confidence
Index fell in February to 94.1 from an upwardly revised 97.8 in
January, the Conference Board reported on Tuesday.
January's index was previously reported at 97.3.
Economists polled by Reuters on average had forecast the index
would fall to 96.8 in February.
The private research group's closely watched expectations
index fell to 93.6 in February from an upwardly revised 97.6 in
January.
Below are the highlights of the survey:

COMPOSITE SERIES INDEX NUMBERS (1985=100 Seasonally Adjusted)
Feb Jan Rev From Dec
Overall Index 94.1 97.8 97.3 94.6
Present Situation 94.8 98.1 97.8 97.8
Expectations 93.6 97.6 96.9 92.4

PRESENT SITUATION INDEX: PERCENT CHANGE
Feb Jan Rev From Dec
Business Conditions
Good 17.2 18.2 18.4 17.3
Bad 22.9 22.4 22.4 21.7
Normal 59.9 59.4 59.2 61.0
Employment
Jobs Plentiful 17.8 18.4 18.4 17.9
Jobs not so plentiful 59.4 59.1 58.9 60.2
Jobs hard to get 22.8 22.5 22.7 21.9

EXPECTATIONS FOR SIX MONTHS HENCE: PERCENT CHANGE
Feb Jan Rev From Dec
Business Conditions
Better 22.0 24.9 25.0 22.2
Worse 11.3 9.8 9.6 11.6
Same 66.7 65.3 65.4 66.2
Employment
More jobs 18.4 18.9 18.8 16.5
Fewer jobs 19.3 18.0 18.2 19.3
Same 62.3 63.1 63.0 64.2
Income
Increase 19.9 20.1 19.0 21.5
Decrease 9.3 9.6 9.8 9.1
Same 70.8 70.3 71.2 69.4

The survey of 5,000 U.S. households was conducted by NFO
Research Inc. of Greenwich, Conn., for the Conference Board, a
New York-based business and economics research group funded by
major corporations globally.
(( -- U.S. Financial Markets Desk (646) 223-6300 -- ))



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>Und zwar unerwartet stark! Das lief gerade bei N-TV durch. Habe noch keine Zahlen.
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