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Mon 12 Dec 2006Consumer confidence up in NovemberConsumer confidence rose in November as people became more optimistic about the broad economic outlook, although they were cautious about their own finances, a report said today.The overall IIB Bank/ESRI Consumer Sentiment Index climbed to 87.9 in November from 86.7 in October.