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Article: Dow Jones Economic Sentiment Indicator Rebounds; Rises to 36.9, Highest Level Since August 2008.
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- November 2, 2009
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Media optimism on economy again runs counter to consumer sentiment; Stock market gains, GDP growth lead positive economic coverage
NEW YORK, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dow Jones Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) rose to 36.9 in October, up from 34.1 in September as a result of positive media coverage of ongoing stock market gains and news that the gross domestic product rose at an annual rate of 3.5 percent in the third quarter. The gain in the ESI runs counter to unexpectedly large drops in two leading consumer-based economic indicators.
The Dow Jones Economic Sentiment Indicator aims to predict the health of the U.S. economy by analyzing the coverage ...