A comparison of what Americans bought and watched thus far in July has nearly stayed the same as last month, reported Housing Wire today. The story, titled “Consumers’ optimism holds steady in July,” quoted the Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index as 97.3 this month, compared to 97.4 last month which was considered “high” by “historic standards.”

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