Credit: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg.

U.S. consumer confidence unexpectedly fell in January to a four-month low on less optimism about the labor market and the outlook for the broader economy.

The Conference Board’s gauge of consumer confidence decreased 5.4 points, to 104.1, this month, according to data released today. The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists had called for a reading of 105.7.

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