U.S. consumer sentiment ebbs in mid-July as COVID-19 infections surge
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E-mailWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer sentiment unexpectedly fell in the first half of July amid a resurgence in new COVID-19 cases across the country.
The University of Michigan said on Friday its consumer sentiment index dropped to a reading of 73.2 from 78.1 in June. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the sentiment index edging to 79 early this month.
(Reporting by Lucia Mutikani)
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