However, those claiming conditions are “good” improved to 28.7 percent from 26.7 percent. The employment picture was also mixed. Consumers saying jobs are “hard to get” increased to 23.8 percent from 22.5 percent, but those claiming jobs are “plentiful” held steady at 22.5 percent.
Consumers' outlook for the next six months was marginally less favorable than in June. Those anticipating business conditions to improve declined to 17.6 percent from 19.5 percent. Consumers expecting business conditions to worsen edged up to 9.6 percent from 9.0 percent.
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