US consumer confidence at 6-year high: survey


Apple employees awelcome the first shoppers arriving to purchase the new Apple iPhone 5S and 5C, at the Apple Store at the Americana at Brand shopping complex in Glendale, California, Sept 20, 2013. According to Nielsen, US consumer confidence is hitting a six-year high in Q3 this year - AFP Photo.

LONDON: Consumer confidence in the US reached a six-year high in the third quarter, as prospects for jobs and personal finances improved, and also rose sharply in Europe, a global survey showed.

Americans were among the most bullish consumers in a quarterly survey by global information and insights company Nielsen, reflecting growing confidence that the world's biggest economy is a on a sustainable growth path.

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