Oil prices dip with consumers leery over economy

Oil prices fell Tuesday on a new report suggesting that U.S. consumers remain unsure about the economy's direction and one day before the government releases data expected to show a build up in crude supplies.

Benchmark crude for November delivery fell 33 cents $66.51 on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Crude has doubled in price since February, pulled higher by a six-month rally on Wall Street and a battered dollar. The U.S. currency is near its lowest point in the past year against the euro, and that makes dollar-based crude cheaper.

But in the past two weeks, oil has given up about $6 a barrel as supplies continue to build and demand remains …