1.   New figures show consumers are growing less confident about the economy.

2.   Over the last two decades, statistics show consumers have apparently been changing their attitudes toward eating beef.

3.   Rather than show consumers the everyday rates for rooms available through the CRS companies, HRN negotiates blocks of rooms with hotel owners.

4.   Right now, the numbers show consumers feel pretty good.

5.   The snapshot of January consumer sentiment issued Friday at the University of Michigan shows consumers still glum about current conditions but more upbeat as they look ahead.

6.   Economist Joel Naroff said the reading on confidence, combined with the housing figures, show consumers are badly shaken.

7.   Studies show consumers think more highly of companies that put money into contests.