Consumer confidence rises in August

{mosads}”Consumers’ assessment of current business and labor market conditions, on the other hand, was somewhat less favorable than last month,” she added. 

Unemployment continues to weigh on sentiment, which in turn affects demand for products. In the survey, those claiming jobs are “hard to get” still stood at 33.0 percent, a slight decline from 35.2 percent in July. 

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