Consumer Sentiment in U.S. Falls to Lowest Since April

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Consumer confidence in the U.S. declined in September to the lowest level since April, indicating household spending may take time to pick up.

The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan preliminary index of consumer sentiment this month fell to 76.8 from August’s 82.1. Economists in a Bloomberg survey called for 82, according to the median projection.