NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 29, 2004 - 7A ECONOMY Continued from page 1A increase by 3.25 percent and saving will increase 1.25 percent. Holiday sales at Wal-Mart over the Thanksgiving weekend - traditionally the start of the holiday shopping season - were lower than expected, and sales for November, while higher than last year, were still well short of the 2 to 4 percent increase the company predicted last week, according to a company news release. Total sales during the holiday sea- son, excluding money spent on cars and in restaurants, are expected to increase by less than they did last year, according to the National Retail Federation. Seyhun said he does not expect strong holiday sales at stores like Wal-Mart and K-Mart - which recently merged with Sears, Roebuck and Co - since the people who frequently shop at these retail giants have been hit hard by increases in gas and energy prices. "The annual income of a typical Wal- Mart shopper is about $35,000 per year, (versus) $50,000 for a Target shopper," he said. Although fewer holiday shoppers than expected turned out, the number of people traveling by plane and car was expected to surpass pre-Sept. 11 levels for the first time, according to the American Auto- mobile Association, which projected the number of travelers would increase from 36.1 to 37.2 million. Jim Rink, AAA spokesman for Mich- igan, said most of the state residents surveyed by the organization said the modest improvement in the economy was a factor in their decision to travel. Seyhun said the consumer confidence increase is due in part to the election earlier this month. "The fact that Presi- dent Bush won re-election and people can forecast his policies better than a new Kerry Administration certainly removes an important piece of uncer- tainty from consumer's lives," he said. Curtin said the slight jump in the index indicates consumers expect the economy to grow more slowly next year. "Consumers are not yet convinced that the economy will produce signifi- cant job gains over a sustained period of time," he said. STUDENTS Continued from page 1A either to get away from studying or to get some more work done," he said. Other international students left the campus briefly to attend local Thanksgiv- ing dinners. Jason Chou, an Engineering senior from Taiwan, said on Thanksgiving Day he ate with other Taiwanese international students and second generation Taiwanese Americans at a dinner off campus. Chou said he did not think too much of the holiday until he arrived in the United States. But after living in the country for several years, Chou said, Thanksgiving has become a somewhat ironic American holiday to him. On one hand, Thanksgiving is a time for people to be grateful for what they have, Chou said. "But look at the dining halls. People waste food like crazy. It's kind of a sarcastic or ironic thing about Thanksgiving," he said. Like many college students, Chou said besides attending a Thanksgiving dinner, he took advantage of the long weekend break by sleeping in and cracking open his textbooks to catch up on homework. But by studying overseas, some interna- tional students say they can't help but feel a little left out during the holiday season. While international students attending the University can experience American holidays, they forfeit the opportunity to celebrate some more familiar holidays. When she is in America, LSA sopho- more Ji Hyun Kim said she celebrates Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, Kim said studying abroad hardly ever affords her the chance to celebrate the Korean holidays. Such was the case for Korea's version of Thanksgiving known as Chusok, which was held in late September. 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