US consumer confidence falls back

unexpectedly - niespodziewanie
US consumer confidence fell unexpectedly in September

to remain - pozostawać
"Consumers remain quite apprehensive about the short-term outlook and their incomes. With the holiday season quickly approaching, this is not very encouraging news," he added.

significant - znaczący, ważny
"We were pretty surprised that [prices are] moving ahead so rapidly. The housing market does seem to have found a base and prices seem to be in recovery, which is quite significant," he added.