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The first quarter of 2012 is continuing with some positive economic news. The consumer confidence index increased 15% to 70.8 in February up from 61.5 the previous month—the highest in 12 months (source: The Conference Board).

The logistics industry added 10,600 employees in February, accounting for 4.7% of the overall net employment gains added (source: Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Retail and food service sales rose in February to $407.8 billion, up 1.1%from the previous month (source: U.S. Census).

And in January, housing starts increased 1.5% to an annual rate of 699,000 units. Building permits (an indicator of future housing starts) rose 0.7%(source: U.S. DOC).