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Consumer Confidence Plunges Amid Rising Gas Prices

3-20-2007 • Washington Post

In its biggest one-week drop in more than 3 years, Washington Post-ABC News Consumer Comfort Index is down 7 points to -5 on its scale of -100 to +100. The index has fallen precipitously only 3 other times in more than 20-year history of the poll.