Consumer Sentiment in U.S. Increases on Outlook for Economy
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Consumer confidence in the U.S. improved in February from a month earlier as more consumers grew optimistic about the outlook for the economy.
The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan final index of sentiment rose to 81.6 this month from 81.2 in January. The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for the measure to hold at its preliminary reading of 81.2.