Uni. of Mich. Consumer Confidence (May)

The sharp increase in the University of Michigan measure of consumer confidence to a near-six-year high of 83.7 in May, from 76.4, is due to a fruitful combination of a number of events. It appears that annualised consumption growth in the second quarter will match the 3.2% posted in the first quarter.

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