Consumer Reports said that consumer attitudes measured across five of its opinion indexes are significantly higher than they have been.
The publication's March 2011 edition reports that the publication's Consumer Sentiment Index, Trouble Tracker Index, Stress Index, Employment Index, and Past 30-Day Retail Index all suggested consumers were shrugging off uncertain international and economic news.
The publication said the improvement in consumer sentiments could have been expected since the Trouble Tracker Index, which measures financial difficulties consumers face, dropped from 58.7 in February to 44.8 in March. The Trouble Tracker Index is now at its lowest level since it was first reported in April 2008, the magazine said.
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