Still,a private report said consumer confidence in the economy reached a two-year high this month.

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There are both private and public hospitals and it's very consumer driven because most people pay for their own medical care.

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At the same time, private consumer demand rises sharply, fuelling an upswing.

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Attrition among the private consumer web companies will be high.

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But as more and more private consumer information is kept online, criminals are increasingly turning to the more serious fraud of identity theft, using consumer data to assume another person's identity and take out new credit cards or loans.

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