ABC News/Money Magazine Consumer Comfort Index

Market Sensitivity: Low.

What Is It: A survey of consumer attitudes.

News Release on Internet: http://abcnews.go.com/sections/business/

Home Web Address: www.abcnews.go.com

Release Time: 6:30 P.M. (ET) every Tuesday.

Frequency: Weekly.

Source: ABC News/Money magazine.

Revisions: No revisions.

Why Is It Important

The ABC News/Money Magazine Consumer Comfort Index is not known to animate the investment community very much, especially given the existence of two major competitors—the University of Michigan's Consumer Sentiment Survey and the Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index. However, this relatively new kid on the block does have at least one advantage: it's the only major consumer poll ...

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