The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index inched up again in March, rising 0.8 points to 91.8. The Present Situation Index, which is based on consumers' assessment of current business and labor ...

While the final April reading of 49.8 surpassed initial forecasts, the index still reflects a significant 3.5-point drop from March as inflation and economic uncertainty weigh on households. Current ...

A preliminary reading of US consumer sentiment for the month of May showed that higher prices at the pump and rising costs ...

The headline University of Michigan (UM) consumer sentiment index ticked up to 53.3 in early December 2025, from 51.0 in November. Inflation expectations among households fell: the expected rate over ...

Confidence among American consumers has never been this depressed in the history of the University of Michigan survey. The preliminary April consumer sentiment index crashed to 47.6 — an all-time ...

Consumers' mood improved slightly in January, yet Americans remain mired in anxiety about affordability and sluggish hiring, the University of Michigan's latest survey indicated. UMich's ...

A plunge in consumer sentiment is reviving recession fears and raising new questions about inflation, oil shocks, Fed ...

The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index rose to 54 in early January, compared with 52.9 in December. The report was stronger than economists had expected, suggesting that consumers' mood ...

Consumer confidence plunged to a record low in April as fears mounted over rising energy prices and the broader impact of the Iran war, according to a University of Michigan survey. The drop in ...