31.10.2013 15:32:22

Ipsos: U.S. Consumer Outlook Darkens

(RTTNews) - American consumers are nervous heading into the all-important holiday shopping season, according to market research study taken by Ipsos.

The partial government shutdown is blamed for the increasing bleak consumer outlook.

November's RBC Consumer Outlook Index was at 47.0, down 3.7 points from last month, the largest single-month decline since the Recession hit in 2008.

The RBC Jobs Index, which has lately shown growth, also declined a notably this month, from 60.2 to 56.0, a drop of 4.2 points.