U.S. consumer confidence in October registered at 102.6, decreasing 1.7 points from September, marking the third successive month of decline, according to The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index. The index measuring current business and labor market conditions fell 3.1 points to 143.1 in October. The short-term outlook index for income, business and the labor markets dipped 0.8 points from September to 75.6. See The Conference Board