Unprecedented zigzag takes confidence back near its lowest point of 2007.

Confidence advanced sharply, but expectations for economy remained shaky.

Confidence paused this week, steadying after fall to its lowest in four years.

Negative ratings of buying climate helped push confidence to a 14-year low.

Consumer confidence slipped to a two-year low this week.

Economic pessimism at worst in 17 years.

Energy prices, stocks and credit crisis keep confidence in a slump.

Confidence flat this week in the face of mixed economic news, steep gas prices.

Confidence stabilized, but is still in negative double digits for 12th week.

Consumer confidence dropped deeper into negative territory this week.

Consumer confidence continues to hover in negative double digits.

Consumer confidence remains in a holding pattern after slow but steady rebound.

Mixed economic news may have contributed to the pause.

Consumer confidence improved after the Fed's surprise half-point rate cut.

Just 8 Percent of Americans Express Positive Views About the Future Economy

Consumer confidence held steady again this week, still near its lowest point of 2007, consistent with the first negative jobs report in four years. The ABC News/Washington Post...

Consumer confidence held essentially steady this week, hovering near its lowest point in a year. The ABC News/Washington Post Consumer Comfort Index stands at -17 on its scale of...

Confidence stabilized this week after its steepest slide in more than 20 years.

Indicator is at lowest level since the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Pessimism about economy grew this month, along with current economic ratings.

Confidence is at a standstill this week after a volatile June and July.

Last week's surge in consumer confidence abated this week, but its gradual advance from an early June low remains on course. Zagging where it last zigged, the ABC News/Washington...

Consumer Confidence rebounded sharply this week, again rallying out of a slump that started last spring. The ABC News/Washington Post Consumer Comfort Index jumped to -5 on its...

Americans' ratings of their personal finances hit a nine-month low this week, pushing confidence back down after a recent rally. Pessimism for the future economy stayed high for...

Consumer confidence surged this week with its biggest one-week gain in eight months -- largely on the strength of improved ratings of the buying climate. The ABC News/Washington...

Consumer confidence has inched away from the 2007 low it set three weeks ago, a slight improvement amid moderate gasoline prices. But don't call it a party. The ABC News/Washington...

The precipitous decline of consumer confidence in May and June has flattened, with the ABC News/Washington Post Consumer Comfort Index essentially unchanged again this week. But it...

A steep slide in consumer confidence halted this week, in step with a break in rising gasoline prices. After falling by 12 points in four weeks, the ABC News/Washington Post...

Consumer confidence has hit a new 2007 low for the third consecutive week, continuing a monthlong skid despite a slight reprieve in rising gas prices. The ABC News/Washington Post...

Consumer confidence fell further this month, reaching its lowest level in nearly eight months in the face of near-record gasoline prices -- with Americans' ratings of their...

Consumer confidence continued down this week, reaching its lowest level in seven months under the weight of sharply rising gasoline prices. Down by six points in two weeks, the...

Consumer confidence dropped this week to match its 2007 low, and pessimism about the economy's future spiked to its highest in a year -- both on cue with a new nominal record in...

Consumer confidence, holding in the face of increasing gas prices and word of weaker job growth, matched its 2007 average this week. The ABC News/Washington Post Consumer Comfort...

Consumer confidence continues to falter under sharply rising gas prices, remaining significantly below its 2007 peak this week despite other, brighter developments elsewhere on the...

Consumer confidence returned to its 2007 low this week

Rising gas prices likely are keeping consumer confidence lower than it would be: Two-thirds of Americans are feeling the pinch at the pump – just shy of a record high – and...

Consumer confidence hit a new 2007 low this week, apparently pushed by increasing gasoline prices. Ratings of personal finances reached their worst in nearly seven months. The ABC...

As drivers who filled up last week saw another price jump at the pump, consumer confidence dropped again. The ABC News/Washington Post Consumer Comfort Index hit -5 on its scale...

After Last Week's Big Drop, Confidence Steadies

Matches Low Point for 2007

Confidence Hits a 2007 Peak, but Gas Prices May Hurt Yet

Confidence Steady While Market Slides

Confidence Since Mid-November

Confidence Breaks Through to Positive Territory for First Time This Year

Consumer Confidence Hovers Just above Long-Term Average

Consumer Confidence Edges Higher After Shaky Start for 2007

Confidence Holds, With Vast Differences by Affluence and Partisanship

President's Job Rating Falls While Consumer Confidence Remains Flat From Last Week

Confidence Increases as Gas Prices Decrease and the Stock Market Rallies

Confidence Falls to Lowest Level This Week Since October

Small December Dip, but Confidence Stronger Than Last Year