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A shopper carries a Tumi Inc. bag in New York, U.S., on Friday Oct. 14, 2011. The Bloomberg via Getty Images Consumer Comfort Index, based on American's ratings of the national economy, will be released on Oct. 20. Photographer: Paul Taggart/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A shopper carries a Tumi Inc. bag in New York, U.S., on Friday Oct. 14, 2011. The Bloomberg via Getty Images Consumer Comfort Index, based on American's ratings of the national economy, will be released on Oct. 20. Photographer: Paul Taggart/Bloomberg via Getty Images