The US Conference Board's measure of US Consumer Confidence rose slightly to 107.2 in March from 105.7 one month earlier, a little above the expected 107.0 reading, data released on Tuesday showed. The Consumer Present Situation Index rose to 153.0 in March versus 143.0 one month earlier and the Consumer Expectations Index fell to 76.6 versus 80.8 a month earlier. The Jobs Hard-to-get index fell to 9.8 from 12.0 the month prior and the 1-year Consumer Inflation Expectation Rate rose sharply to 7.9% from 7.1%. 

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