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consumer confidence
Economic Indicators
Aug 29, 2023
Bottom Line: The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index fell sharply in August, well below expectations. Consumers reported a more dour mood about their current situation and future expectations. The survey's economist noted that many respondents expressed concerns about another increase...
Jun 27, 2023
Bottom Line: The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index rose moderately in June, with the current situation index nearing a two-year high. Surprisingly, more consumers surveyed said jobs were "plentiful," while slightly fewer saw jobs as "hard to get." Income expectations,...
May 30, 2023
Bottom Line: The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index fell less than expected in April, as consumers' assessments of their current conditions fell sharply, but their future outlooks slipped only slightly. Their assessments of the jobs markets led the decline in...
Apr 25, 2023
Bottom Line: The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index fell in April, led lower by slumping future expectations. While individuals' expectations for their personal income prospects were unchanged, they were more pessimistic about the outlook for business conditions and the labor...
Mar 28, 2023
Bottom Line: The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index rebounded modestly in March after surprisingly sharp declines in February. However, the index remains depressed with the expectations component below 80, a level that historically signals recession, in 12 of the last...
Feb 28, 2023
Bottom Line: The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index fell sharply in February, countering expectations for a further rebound. Consumers' assessments of their current situations edged slightly higher, but their expectations about the future fell sharply, mostly reflecting large drops in...
Feb 10, 2023
Bottom Line: Consumer sentiment edged slightly higher in early February, despite an increase in year-ahead inflation expectations. The preliminary reading of consumer sentiment from the University of Michigan's survey showed consumers still feel unease about high prices and concerns about...
Jan 31, 2023
Bottom Line: The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index fell modestly in January after the rebound in December was revised higher. Consumers' expectations for strong labor markets eased just a bit while their outlooks for business conditions deteriorated. Countering the lower...
Nov 29, 2022
Bottom Line: The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index fell again in November, hitting a four-month low and suggesting consumers were less optimistic heading into the holiday shopping season. Consumers' confidence in their current situations declined modestly, while the Expectations Index,...
Oct 25, 2022
Bottom Line: The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index fell more than expected in October after hitting its highest level since April last month. Consumers' confidence in their current situations declined sharply, while the Expectations Index, based on consumers’ short-term outlook...
Sep 27, 2022
Bottom Line: The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index rebounded further in September, hitting its highest level since April. The Expectations Index, based on consumers’ short-term outlook for income, business, and labor market conditions, led the gains. Declines in gasoline prices...
Aug 30, 2022
Bottom Line: The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index rebounded sharply in August, following other confidence indicators as prices at the gas pump moved lower. This survey has tended to lag the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment survey, and July and...
Jul 26, 2022
Bottom Line: The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index fell further in July, coming in below expectations with negative revisions to previously reported data. This survey had been showing better consumer attitudes than the University of Michigan survey but started declining...
Jun 28, 2022
Bottom Line: The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index fell sharply in June, coming in below expectations with negative revisions to previously reported data. This survey had been showing better consumer attitudes than the University of Michigan survey, but now it...
May 31, 2022
Bottom Line: The Conference Board's April Consumer Confidence Index was slightly lower in May after upward revisions to April data. While the level of this survey index relative to the pandemic lows remained better than the University of Michigan Consumer...