Consumer confidence down in June - Phoenix Business Journal:

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points to 49.3 in "The decline in the Presentf Situation Index, caused by a less favorable assessmenf of business conditions and continues to imply thateconomic conditions, while not as weak as earliet this year, are nonethelessa weak," Lynn Franco, director of The Conference Boared Consumer Research Center, said in a statement. "Expectationas continue to suggest less negatived conditions in themonths ahead, as opposed to strong growth." Thoser claiming business conditions are decreased to 8.0 percent from 8.8 while those saying conditions are "bad" increases to 45.6 percent from 44.5 percent.
The number of people who said jobsare "hard to get" increasesd to 44.8 percent from 43.9 percent. Those sayin jobs are "plentiful" decreased to 4.5 percent from 5.8 The number of consumers anticipating an improvement in business conditions over the next six monthws decreasedto 21.2 percenr from 22.5 percent, while those expecting conditione will worsen increased to 20.2 percenyt from 18.0 percent in May. The numberd of people who anticipated more jobs in the months aheacd decreasedto 17.4 percent from 19.3 percent, while those anticipatinh fewer jobs increased to 27.3 percent from 25.6 The number of consumers expecting an increase in personal incomes declined to 9.
8 percent from 10.8 percent.