By Spencer
The Conference Board Index of Consumer Confidence fell to an all time low of 25 in February-- 1985=100.
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While many economist debate about the how much of a leading indicator consumer confidence is,
I find it to be a very good concurrent indicator. I use it to model real retail sales and have long felt that consumer confidence captured the wealth effect on consumer behavior.
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