MORE PROOF THAT THE RECESSION IS OVER - NO THANKS TO OBAMA!

HTT:

Comps make small gain in April’s third week:

New York – Retail same-store sales were up 0.7% during the third week of April following a 0.1% the prior week, the Johnson Redbook reported today.

Month-to-date for the period ended April 25, comps in the Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index were up 0.6% over April last year, relative to a full-month target of 0.3%. Month-over-month, there was a 1.6% gain.

THEN THERE'S THIS (ALSO HTT):

Confidence Index rises, especially short-term outlook:

New York – Consumers are feeling better than they have for several weeks. The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index jumped 12 points in April after a slight improvement in March, posting its highest reading so far in 2009, the board announced today.

The Index stands at 39.2, up from 26.9 last month. In this survey, 1985 equals a rate of 100.

The Present Situation Index, a short-term measure, increased to 23.7 from 21.9 last month. The Expectations Index climbed to 49.5 from 30.2 in March.

“The sharp increase in the Expectations Index suggests that consumer believe the economy is nearing a bottom,

NOTHING OBAMA HAS DONE TO DATE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS.

WE ARE RESPONSIBLE:THE PEOPLE - THE HARD-WORKING PEOPLE OF THE USA.

THE ONLY THING WHICH CAN UPSET OUR CLIMB BACK IS OBAMA'S SOCIALISTIC POLICIES.