密歇根大学 (University of Michigan)周五表示，其7月份消费者信心指数初值从6月份的60.7微升至61.8。这一数字与接受《华尔街日报》 (The Wall Street Journal)调查的经济学家的预期一致。

To describe a small difference, you can use the words 'a bit', 'a little' or 'slightly', for example: Tom is a bit taller than me. Tom is a little taller than me. And, Tom is slightly taller than me.