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Americans’ concerns about the economy worsened this month as consumers expressed growing concerns about rising prices and a weakening labor market, according to the University of Michigan’s widely tracked survey released Friday.

Consumers have expressed growing frustrations about rising prices “eroding their personal finances.”

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Consumer sentiment—a measurement on Americans’ views on the economic outlook—declined to 55.1 in September from 58.2 in August, below the historical benchmark of 100 and the lowest level since May, a reading of the University of Michigan’s survey found.

The decline in sentiment fell below Wall Street’s consensus of 55.9, according to FactSet.

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