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Consumer confidence is on the upswing

23.12.11
The number of Americans filing for unemployment dropped to 364,000 last week -- the fewest since April of 2008 -- and consumer confidence is on the rise. Steve Tiffen, whose Long Island company makes filters for camera lenses, said: "I feel the U. S. economy is getting better. The mood at the mall is brightening. "I'm spending more on others and more on myself," said consumer Bobby Duffield. Shoppers like him are confirming what surveys show: that consumers are feeling better about the economy. "This year people seem more confident about the future," said Duffield. This past Saturday, shoppers spent $26 billion -- a record for the last full Saturday before Christmas. "I guess I'm more in the Christmas spirit this year," said shopper Vanessa Hartman. (CBS News)  There is something encouraging about the economy Thursday.