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US consumer confidence slides in September

By Martin Crutsinger
Published September 30, 2014 5:32pm ET
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US consumer confidence slides in September
In this Sept. 18, 2014 photo, Douglas De Leo hands customers a bag of produce at the Kalamazoo Farmers Market in Kalamazoo, Mich. The Conference Board releases the Consumer Confidence Index for September on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Kalamazoo Gazette-MLive Media Group, Katie Alaimo) ALL LOCAL TELEVISION OUT; LOCAL TELEVISION INTERNET OUT | Katie Alaimo

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence deteriorated in September after hitting the highest level in nearly seven years in August. But economists said the fall appears to be a temporary slip that shouldn’t dampen consumer spending in the coming months.

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