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The Consumer Confidence Survey® reflects prevailing business conditions and likely developments for the months ahead. This monthly report details consumer attitudes, buying intentions, vacation plans, and consumer expectations for inflation, stock prices, and interest rates. Data are available by age, income, 9 regions, and top 8 states.
Index Hits Two-Year High on Surging Views of Current Conditions, Declining Pessimism About Future. The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index ® rose in January to 114.8 (1985=100), up from a revised 108.0 in December. The reading was the highest since December 2021, and marked the third straight monthly increase.
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index ® increased in November to 102.0 (1985=100), up from a downwardly revised 99.1 in October. The Present Situation Index —based on consumers’ assessment of current business and labor market conditions—ticked down slightly to 138.2 (1985=100), from 138.6. The Expectations Index —based on ...
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index ® increased in December following back-to-back monthly declines. The Index now stands at 108.3 (1985=100), up sharply from 101.4 in November. The Present Situation Index —based on consumers’ assessment of current business and labor market conditions—increased to 147.2 from 138.3 last month.
The Consumer Confidence Survey® reflects prevailing business conditions and likely developments for the months ahead. This monthly report details consumer attitudes, buying intentions, vacation plans and consumer expectations for inflation, stock prices and interest rates. Data are data available by age, income, region and top 8 states.
Nonetheless, consumers under 35 continued to express greater confidence than those over 35. In April, households with incomes below $25,000 and those with incomes above $75,000 reported the largest deteriorations in confidence. However, over a six-month basis, confidence for consumers earning less than $50,000 has been stable, but confidence ...
US consumer confidence approaching prepandemic level. June 29, 2021 | Chart. The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® (CCI) improved further in June, following gains in each of the previous four months. The Index now stands at 127.3 (1985=100), up from its trough of 85.7 in April 2020 and just below its pre-pandemic reading of 132.6 in ...
Consumer fears of an impending recession also ticked back up, consistent with the short and shallow economic contraction we anticipate for the first half of 2024. “Consumer confidence fell again in September 2023, marking two consecutive months of decline,” said Dana Peterson, Chief Economist at The Conference Board.
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Consumers’ assessments of current business conditions were more positive in August. 20.8% of consumers said business conditions were “good,” up from 19.2% in July. 17.7% said business conditions were “bad,” down from 18.2%. But consumers’ appraisals of the labor market deteriorated in August. 32.8% of consumers said jobs were ...