The Case-Shiller 20-city home price index rose 0.3% in June and 4.2% from June 2009, with San Francisco, San Diego, and Minneapolis seeing gains over 10% while Seattle, Charlotte, and Las Vegas saw declines of at least 2%. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index increased 4.9% in August to 53.5, though still below 54.5 in August 2009, driven mainly by higher expectations for the next six months. Increases in consumer confidence and home prices indicate growing consumer demand, which benefits the existing home market, but both remain below historical averages.