Consumer sentiment increased this month to its highest level since August, a sign that the economic unhappiness that has dragged down the political prospects of the Trump administration could be turning around.
Consumer sentiment rose to 57.3 in February, up from 56.4 in January, according to the preliminary reading of the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index.
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