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01/15/10 10:39 AM

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NO DUH: U.S. Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index Rose to 72.8 in January

By Bob Willis

Jan. 15 (Bloomberg) -- The Reuters/University of Michigan preliminary index of U.S. consumer sentiment rose to 72.8 in January from 72.5 a month earlier.

The consumer sentiment index was forecast to rise to 74, according to the median of 68 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News. Estimates ranged from 71.5 to 76.

To contact the reporter on this story: Bob Willis in Washington at bwillis@bloomberg.net

Last Updated: January 15, 2010 09:56 EST