Sampling consumers' confidence

Courtesy Marketplace  Tue, 03/25/2008 - 14:56

Consumer confidence hit a five-year low in March, another victim of tight credit markets, rising prices and a crummy job market.

We sent Jeremy Hobson to the National Mall to ask Americans how confident they are.


 

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