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Why is UPS still charging a "Fuel Surcharge" of 89¢ to shipments? Wasn't that for when gas was at $4/gal? How about now? Gas in FL is less than $2/gal now...
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ARTICLE: December consumer confidence wilts to all-time low
By Barbara Hagenbaugh, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — Consumer confidence sank to a record low in December and is expected
to stay depressed for months as news of layoffs, store closings and other economic
doom and gloom will likely continue to weigh on Americans.
The consumer confidence index fell to 38 in December, down from 44.7 in November
and the lowest in the 41-year history of the closely watched gauge, the Conference
Board said Tuesday. A year ago, the index was at 90.6.
"Only a modest recovery is expected in the second half," said Lynn Franco, director
of the Conference Board's Consumer Research Center, in a statement.
The plunge largely reflects a sharp deterioration in the job market. Forty-two percent
of consumers said jobs were "hard to get" in December, up from 37.1% in November
and the highest in 16 years.
A number of economists, including those at Bank of America and consulting firm RDQ
Economics, said such pessimism on the job front suggests the unemployment rate may
have jumped in December to at least 7%. The jobless rate was 6.7% in November and
has not topped 7% since 1993.
WASHINGTON — Consumer confidence sank to a record low in December and is expected
to stay depressed for months as news of layoffs, store closings and other economic
doom and gloom will likely continue to weigh on Americans.
The consumer confidence index fell to 38 in December, down from 44.7 in November
and the lowest in the 41-year history of the closely watched gauge, the Conference
Board said Tuesday. A year ago, the index was at 90.6.
"Only a modest recovery is expected in the second half," said Lynn Franco, director
of the Conference Board's Consumer Research Center, in a statement.
The plunge largely reflects a sharp deterioration in the job market. Forty-two percent
of consumers said jobs were "hard to get" in December, up from 37.1% in November
and the highest in 16 years.
A number of economists, including those at Bank of America and consulting firm RDQ
Economics, said such pessimism on the job front suggests the unemployment rate may
have jumped in December to at least 7%. The jobless rate was 6.7% in November and
has not topped 7% since 1993.
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