Consumer confidence in the United States slid to a three-month low in May amid sticky inflation and a decline in job availability. … READ MORE >
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Consumer confidence declines slightly as new home sales fall 8.6%
Consumer confidence eased in April despite an uptick in expectations, the Conference Board reported on Tuesday.
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Chart of the day: Consumer confidence slides
Consumer confidence ticked down in February as expectations for the economy softened. … READ MORE >
Chart of the day: Consumer confidence falls as omicron sets in
Consumers showed less confidence in January as the impact of the omicron variant weighed on expectations, according to a report from the Conference Board on Tuesday. … READ MORE >
Consumer confidence surveys reflect a bifurcation of the nation’s economy
Recent readings of consumer confidence are revealing an increasingly bifurcated economy as households continue to grapple with the pandemic. … READ MORE >
Consumer confidence improves despite concern over omicron variant and inflation
The Conference Board’s headline consumer confidence index rose by 3.9 points to 115.8 on the month, the largest increase in three months and the highest since July, according to data from the Conference Board on Wednesday. … READ MORE >
Chart of the day: U.S. consumer confidence inches down
Consumer confidence inched down in November to 109.5, the lowest since March, as inflation continued to take its toll. … READ MORE >
Chart of the day: Consumer confidence erodes to decade low in November
Concerns over inflation crept into consumer confidence in November, pushing the index from the University of Michigan to a decade low of 66.8 from 71.7 in October, according to data released on Friday. … READ MORE >
Chart of the day: Rising consumer confidence
The headline Consumer Confidence Index rose to 113.8, up from 109.8 in September, as consumers expressed a more buoyant view of the economy, according to Conference Board data released on Tuesday. … READ MORE >
Consumer confidence declined again in September as delta variant dampened optimism
The headline Consumer Confidence Index fell to 109.3 in September—a seven-month low—from 115.2 in July in another sign that the delta variant is dampening consumer optimism and spending. … READ MORE >