Consumer confidence falls for third straight month amid soaring inflation

By Washington Examiner

Published July 27, 2022 2:30pm ET

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Consumer confidence falls for third straight month amid soaring inflation — FILE - Consumers shop at a Walmart store in Vernon Hills, Ill., Sunday, May 23, 2021. U.S. consumer confidence fell in August to the lowest level since February amid rising concerns about the rapidly spreading delta variant of the coronavirus and worries about higher inflation. The Conference Board reported Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021 that its consumer confidence index dropped to a reading of 113.8 in August, down from a revised 125.1 in July. | (Nam Y. Huh/AP)

(The Center Square) – A new survey of consumers reports a lack of confidence in the economy as inflation soars.

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