May 27 (Reuters) - The Conference Board's U.S. consumer
confidence index fell to 57.2 in May from an upwardly revised
62.8 in April, the private business research group reported on
Tuesday.

April's number was originally 62.3.

Economists polled by Reuters had forecast a median reading
of 60.0 for the May index.

Below are the highlights of the survey:
COMPOSITE SERIES INDEX NUMBERS (1985=100 Seasonally Adjusted)

May April Rev From March
Overall Index 57.2 62.8 62.3 65.9
Present Situation 74.4 81.9 80.7 90.6
Expectations 45.7 50.0 50.1 49.4
PRESENT SITUATION INDEX: PERCENT

May April Rev From March
Business Conditions

Good 13.1 15.4 15.3 15.6

Bad 30.6 26.5 26.7 25.5

Normal 56.3 58.1 58.0 58.9
Employment

Jobs Plentiful 16.3 17.1 16.6 19.2

Jobs not so plentiful 55.7 55.0 55.5 56.3

Jobs hard to get 28.0 27.9 27.9 24.5
EXPECTATIONS FOR SIX MONTHS HENCE: PERCENT

May April Rev From March
Business Conditions

Better 10.4 10.1 10.1 8.6

Worse 33.6 27.4 27.0 26.0

Same 56.0 62.5 62.9 65.4
Employment

More jobs 8.7 8.8 9.0 8.0

Fewer jobs 32.4 32.9 32.8 29.3

Same 58.9 58.3 58.2 62.7
Income

Increase 13.4 15.5 15.1 16.1

Decrease 14.9 13.5 13.6 13.7

Same 71.7 71.0 71.3 70.2
Inflation Rate (Non-Seasonally Adjusted)
Average May April Rev from March

7.7 6.8 6.8 6.1

The monthly survey of roughly 5,000 U.S. households is
conducted by NFO Research Inc. of Greenwich, Connecticut, for
the Conference Board, a New York-based business and economics
research group funded by major corporations globally.