According to data from the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index, consumers' expectations for U.S. economy increased to 44.3 in in the week ended March 13 from 43.8 the prior week.

The increase was mainly driven by a rise in the personal finances index. The measure of views of the economy declined to 35.4 from 35.9, the buying climate index was up to 39.5 from 39.4, while the personal finances index rose to 58.1 from 55.9, the biggest increase since the end of June 2015.