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Confidence Erodes as ’08 Ends; Consumers Brace for Difficult Year

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Posted By: Siena University Research Institute January 13, 2009

  • Confidence Erodes as ’08 Ends; Consumers Brace for Difficult Year
  • Majority in Every Region: “I’m worse off today than I was a year ago”
  • Consumer Spending Unlikely to Pull Economy Out of Recession

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