On Friday the center released its latest estimate of the consumer sentiment index — and it was a stunner.

周五，该中心公布了最新的消费者情绪指数（Consumer Sentiment Index）——一个令人震惊的数字。

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That puts the consumer sentiment index at a level last seen in 2009, when Citi (c) was assumed to be bankrupt and the stock market fetched half its current price.

这让消费者信心指数倒退至2009年的水平。当时花旗银行(Citi C)濒临倒闭，美国股市价格仅有现在的一半。

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The University of Michigan’s index of consumer sentiment has risen sharply since August.

8月份以来，密歇根大学的消费者情绪指数飙升。

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But the consumer sentiment index is still worrying, particularly the low consumer expectations number.

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The Consumer Sentiment Index was at 79.3, up from 76.4 in April and 74.3 in May 2011.

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The Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index fell to 74.5 in early December, down from 82.7 in November, likely from the worry over the fiscal cliff.

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