According to the passage, consumer confidence is most affected by ______.

A．Beth the Present Situation Index and the Expectations Index take into account business conditions and employment conditions.
B．Economists closely monitor consumer confidence because consumer spending makes of two-thirds of all U. S. economic activity.
C．Consumers had a mixed view of overall present-day conditions.
D．The Expectations Index has been relatively capricious recently.

A．analysts can often make precise predictions
B．the Conference Board is a research organization
C．the invasion of Iraq enhanced employment conditions
D．a decline in consumer confidence shook the stock market