28.06.2016 16:18:28

U.S. Consumer Confidence Index Jumps More Than Expected In June

(RTTNews) - Consumer confidence in the U.S. improved by much more than expected in the month of June, the Conference Board revealed in a report on Tuesday.

The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index jumped to 98.0 in June from a downwardly revised 92.4 in May.

Economists had been expecting the index to inch up to 93.3 from the 92.6 originally reported for the previous month.