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To: Gottfried who wrote (8594)	9/25/2001 11:56:28 AM
From: Gottfried	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23153

I was wrong: >data collected before and after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks< >Consumer Confidence Plunges Even More Than Expected A WALL STREET JOURNAL ONLINE News Roundup NEW YORK -- Consumer confidence plunged in September as the terrorist attacks exacerbated Americans' concerns about the already frail U.S. economy, the Conference Board said Tuesday. The group said its consumer-confidence index tumbled to 97.6 from a revised 114 in August. Economists had expected confidence to drop, but not nearly so severely. The decline was the largest monthly drop since October 1990. The board's expectations index fell to 79.2 in September from 93.7 the prior month, while its present-situation index fell to 125.2 from 144.5. The index is based on data collected before and after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.< [snip] interactive.wsj.com Gottfried