The
Conference Board published the U.S. consumer confidence today. The consumer
confidence declined to 82.3 in April. Analyst forecasted 82.9. March’s figure
was revised up to 83.9 from 83.2.
Lynn
Franco, Director of Economic Indicators at The Conference Board commented the
current figures: “Consumer confidence declined slightly in April, as consumers
assessed current business and labor market conditions less favorably than in
March”