Other competitors in the consumer cyclical sector include: Crocs (CROX), Deckers Outdoor Corp (DECK), and Skechers USA (SKX).
Other competitors in the consumer cyclical sector include: Dana Holding Corporation (DAN), Meritor (MTOR), and Enova Systems, Inc. (ENA).
Other competitors in the consumer cyclical sector include: Hasbro (HAS), Kid Brands (KID), and LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. (LF).
Other competitors in the consumer cyclical sector include: Liz Claiborne (LIZ), Warnaco Group Inc (WRC), and Maidenform Brands (MFB).
Other competitors in the consumer cyclical sector include: Lear Corporation (LEA), Gentex (GNTX), and Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. (MPAA).
Meanwhile, consumer cyclical stocks led the market lower.
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Mind you, not in their personal lives, where other polls this spring find consumer confidence at cyclical highs.
The individual stocks added to the portfolios mostly come from health care, like Davita and Pfizer, or from other consumer non-cyclical companies like Kroger and Procter and Gamble.
In early parts of recovery, for example, an optimistic surge may benefit bank stocks and ignore cyclical sectors like consumer staples and industrials.
Beata Caranci, Deputy Chief Economist at TD Bank, has noted that the ratio of consumer debt relative to income has also been cyclical.
Services are becoming more cyclical: output of business and consumer services declined in the recessions of 1981-82 and 1990-91, whereas in previous downturns their growth had merely slowed.
She notes that the group has historically underperformed the market for 1-3 quarters leading up to an economic downturn, due to cyclical exposure and concerns about weaker consumer spending.
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