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Consumer Confidence in All Areas: Up from a Year Ago This Quarter: Utica Up, NYC and Rochester Fall, Albany, Mid-Hudson, Buffalo, Syracuse, Binghamton and Long Island Flat Computers – Up…

NY Consumer Confidence Stagnates This Month as National Current Rate Rises Compared to Last Year: More Expect Better Year Personally, Fewer See Statewide Bad Times Computer Buying Plans on the…

Majority Expect Economy, Personal Situation to Improve Next Year Energy, Gas and Food Still Drain Wallets Layoffs, Cut Hours Strap Worried and Cash Tight Consumers Most Cut Impulse Buys, Fun,…

Majority in Capital Region “Overall Quality of Life Worse for Most People” Only 17% Satisfied with Own Contribution; 89% Agree Community Needs Everyone’s Help Top Problems: Utilities, Jobs, Health Care,…

No Consumer Recovery Yet; Willingness to Spend, Today, Tomorrow Sags Strongest Weak Economy Downstate; Upstate Coping But No More Optimistic than Last Year Computer Buying Plans Hit Two-Year High Concern…

Annual Statewide Poll of Holiday Spending Plans Overall Holiday Spending Plans Unchanged from Last Year Tough Economy Promotes Time with Friends and Family, Not Spending Most Still Say “I’m more…

Confidence More Up than Down; NYC Future Outlook Tops Jobless Recovery with Little Spending Spreads across NY; Utica, Binghamton Slowest to Rebound At Least It’s not ’08; Index up 12%…

National Confidence Surges towards “Not Bad”; New York Lags Behind Downstate Sees Brightening Future, Upstate Remains Pessimistic Buying Plans Flat; Most Consumers Reluctant to Spend Concern over Gas/Food Prices Stable…

State Consumer Confidence Climbs Upwards as Future Concerns Fade Away NY Index Tops National; Democrats, NYC Lead Optimism, Upstaters, Republicans Lag New Economic Normal Setting In: Confidence Up, Buying Plans…

Overall NY Consumer Confidence Unchanged in July; Nation Down Democrats Top State Willingness to Spend, Republicans Least Optimistic Car Buying Plans Highest Since Oct ’07; Gas and Food Prices Still…