According to data from the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index, consumers' expectations for U.S. economy fell to 43.6 in in the week ended February 28 from 44.2 the prior week.
The drop was driven by declines in 2 of 3 sub-indexes. The measure of views of the economy declined to 35.0 from 35.5, the buying climate index was down to 39.9 from 41.7, while the personal finances index rose to 56.0 from 55.5.