Consumer Comfort in U.S. Rose Last Week for First Time in Month
- Gauges of the state of the economy and buying climate climbed
- Americans were less confident about personal finances
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Consumer confidence climbed for the first time in a month, as perceptions about the world’s largest economy jumped by the most in more than a year.
The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index rose to 43.6 in the period ended April 10 from 42.6 the prior week. The gauge of views on the economy rose to 35.6 from 32.6, a 3-point jump that was the biggest since January 2015.