Confidence down, but people are still spending

Although measures of consumer sentiment are at their lowest in many years, personal spending is increasing since the recession and disposable personal income is also on the rise. Read related article.

Although measures of consumer sentiment are at their lowest in many years, personal spending is increasing since the recession and disposable personal income is also on the rise. <a data-xslt='_http' href='http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/americans-remain-depressed-despite-economic-gains/2011/10/31/gIQAiweo8M_story.html'>Read related article</a>.
Graphic: The Washington Post. Sources: Thomson Reuters, University of Michigan, Bureau of Economic Analysis. Published on November 10, 2011, 1:52 p.m.
 

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