Economics

Consumer Confidence in U.S. Climbed in April to Pandemic High

  • Gauge has increased record amount in past two months
  • Americans more upbeat about job market, economy improving

Shoppers carry bags on Market Street in San Francisco.

Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
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U.S. consumer confidence climbed sharply in April for a second month, reaching a pandemic high, as Americans grew more upbeat about the economy and job market.