According to data from the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index, consumers' expectations for U.S. economy declined to 44.5 in in the week ended September 13 from 46.0 the prior week. The slowdown in the global economy was one of the reasons for the decline.

The measure of views of the economy decreased to 30.9 from 33.3.

The buying climate index fell by 1 point to 34.9.

The personal finances index was down to 54.9 from 55.1.