Consumer confidence in April fell well short of expectations, dropping to its lowest level in nearly two years as people expressed some growing pessimism about the economy.

The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index fell to 97 in April, down from a revised 103.1 the month before, the group announced on Tuesday. That is the lowest consumer confidence reading in 22 months.

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