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To: mishedlo who wrote (23654)	12/21/2004 11:04:38 AM
From: russwinter	Respond to of 110194

<I think it is only on "bully goods" and "bare necessities".> Bare necessities includes a lot of things, certainly food and energy. It's a more of a subsistence crisis than a bare necessities issue. Rasmussen consumer index continues to really drop, results suggests that only those (Bullys) who benefit from asset Bubbles are doing well, everybody else is wilting: Consumer Index Drops Two to 111.7 Investor Index Loses Two to 139.2 Updated Daily by 8:00 AM Eastern Rasmussen Consumer Index Today 111.7 Yesterday 113.8 Week Ago 115.4 Month Ago 114.4 RasmussenReports.com Rasmussen Investor Index Today 139.2 Yesterday 141.6 Week Ago 133.9 Month Ago 139.6 RasmussenReports.com Tuesday December 21, 2004-- The Rasmussen Consumer Index dropped two more points on Tuesday to 111.7. That's the lowest reading since September 30. The Index, which measures the economic confidence of American consumers on a daily basis, is down four from a week ago, down three from a month ago and down three from three months ago. After reaching its highest level since November 14 on Monday, the Rasmussen Investor Index retreated two points on Tuesday to settle at 139.2. It is up five from a week ago, little changed from a month ago, and up three from three months ago. Thirty-four percent (34%) of Americans say their own personal finances are getting better while 43% say they are getting worse. A year ago today, those figures were 37% better and 41% worse. Among Investors, 49% say that their finances are getting better. Just 22% of non-Investors share that view.