NEW YORK -- The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence
Index, which declined in April, snapped back in May. The Index now stands
at 115.5 (1985=100), up from 109.9 in April.
The Present Situation Index increased from 156 to 158.6. The Expectations
Index improved from 79.1 to 86.8. The Consumer Confidence Survey, the
country's most comprehensive survey of consumer attitudes, is based on a
representative sample of 5,000 U.S. households.