Consumer confidence up dramatically - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

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in April. The index is basee on a representative sampleof 5,00 U.S. households. “Looking ahead, consumers are considerablu less pessimistic than they were earliefthis year, and expectations are that business conditions, the labor markeft and incomes will improvwe in the coming months,” said Lynn director of the . “Whilde confidence is still weak byhistorical standards, as far as consumerd are concerned, the worst is now behind us." Consumers' appraisapl of the job market was also more Those claiming jobs are "hard to decreased to 44.7 percent from 46.6 percentg in April. Those saying jobs are "plentiful" edge up to 5.7 percent from 4.
9 The employment outlook was also less with the percentage of consumers expecting more jobs in the monthw ahead increasing to 20 percentfrom 14.2 while those anticipating fewer jobs decreaserd to 25.2 percent from 32.5 percent.