The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index increased in October to 108.7 jumping from just below to well over the dividing line between positive and negative sentiments, which is a rating of 100. The September reading was 99.2. The Present Situation Index, based...
The Conference Board reported its Consumer Confidence Index rose in July to 100.3, just above the positive/negative borderline after registering a downwardly revised 97.8 in June. The Present Situation Index, based on consumers’ assessment of current business...
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index gained in November to 102, up from a downwardly revised 99.1 in October, above the 100 breakeven between a negative or positive sentiment about the economy. The Present Situation Index, based on consumers’ assessment of...
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index in September slipped to 103, down from an upwardly revised 108.7 in August. However, the Present Situation index gained as the Expectation Index declined, according to the Conference Board. The Present Situation Index,...
After making gains earlier in the summer, consumer confidence retreated in August, according to The Conference Board, as grocery and fuel prices worried consumers. In its monthly Consumer Confidence Index announcement, the organization noted that the August rating...
