The Consumer Confidence Index rose 5.6 points to 57.9 in April reaching its highest level since September 2008 when this country began its slide into the recession. Consumer spending has turned up despite low confidence. Healthy gains in spending increased overall retail sales to an 11.03 percent annual rate during the first quarter, with spending…
In doing the first quarter sales stats for the Alexandria, MN area, I believe my own pulse of the marketplace was confirmed by the numbers, take a look: RESIDENTIAL SALES There were 54 sales in the residential category in Douglas County, compared with 40 sales last year. Seven of the 2010 sales were lender owned,…
Consumer Confidence jumped more than six points in March to 52.5. The bounce back from the unexpectedly large decline in February is encouraging for the Amercian economy. Source: The Conference Board
