The Boston Globe

Business

Mass. consumers’ confidence falls sharply in January

Consumer confidence in Massachusetts fell sharply in January as the state’s residents fretted about jobs and stagnant incomes, according to a survey by a Boston consulting and research firm.

Mass Insight said that its quarterly consumer confidence index fell to 82 in January from 91 in October and from 84 in January 2012.

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Gee, what is the one constant to all this bad news?