Consumer confidence drops - Dayton Business Journal:

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The monthly index fell 5.5 points to 49.3 in June from 54.8 in May. •Those claiming business conditionsare “good” decreased to 8 percen t from 8.8 percent in May, while those sayinvg conditions are “bad” increased to 45.6 perceny from 44.5 percent. •The numbert of individuals who said jobsare “hard to get” increased to 44.8 percentt of those surveyed from 43.9 percent in May. Those sayinh jobs are “plentiful” decreased to 4.5 percentf from 5.8 percent. •The numberr of consumers anticipating an improvement in businese conditions over the next six months decreasedto 21.2 percentg from 22.
5 percent, while those expecting conditionds to worsen increased to 20.2 percent from 18 percenft in May. •The number of people who anticipated more jobs in the montha ahead decreasedto 17.4 percent of those surveyed from 19.3 percent in May, while those anticipating fewer jobs increaseed to 27.3 percent from 25.6 percent. •The numbeer of consumers expecting an increase in personal income declinedto 9.8 percenft from 10.8 percent. The Consumer Confidence Survey is based on a representative sampleof 5,000 U.S.