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Consumer Sentiment Slides to Historically Low Levels

April 15, 2025 by Ted Leave a Comment

The University of Michigan (U of M) has released a preliminary reading of its Index of Consumer Sentiment (ICS) for April and it shows a continuing and startling slide in consumer sentiment, dropping another double-digit percentage from last month’s reading. In fact, this preliminary reading for April is the second-lowest reading in consumer sentiment in the entire 73-year history of the survey!

Learn about this decline in consumer sentiment that exceeded expectations

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Filed Under: Consumer Trends, Economic Trends, Feature, News Tagged With: consumer confidence, Index of Consumer Sentiment, University of Michigan

Another Sign of Rising Consumer Pessimism – the U of M Index of Consumer Sentiment

February 13, 2025 by Ted Leave a Comment

Another sign of a deteriorating consumer outlook arrived last Friday in the form of the Index of Consumer Sentiment (ICS), another highly respected data resource from the University of Michigan that is widely followed by economists, financial analysts, Wall Street, the Federal Reserve Board, government officials, the media, and more. Widely viewed as a reliable indicator of how consumers are feeling about their current circumstances, as well as their outlook for the future, and their expectations for inflation – it is a leading indicator of future economic direction.

The preliminary result of the ICS for February registered a significant drop in consumer sentiment. What is spooking consumers?

See more on the February Index of Consumer Sentiment decline…

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Filed Under: Consumer Trends, Economic Trends, News Tagged With: Index of Consumer Sentiment, inflation, Joanne Hsu, University of Michigan

Index of Consumer Sentiment Bumps Up as Inflation Declines

August 14, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

This past Friday, the University of Michigan released a preliminary reading of its Index of Consumer Sentiment for the month of August. This survey, one of the more widely followed readings by economists on how consumers are feeling, showed a small but meaningful jump as consumers are feeling a little better about the future. However, the overall results were a bit mixed.

Learn more about consumer sentiment rebounding from a trough

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Filed Under: Consumer Trends, Economic Trends Tagged With: consumer sentiment, Index of Consumer Sentiment, University of Michigan

Consumer Sentiment Nears 11-Year Low; Near-Term Inflation the Bogeyman

March 29, 2022 by Ted 2 Comments

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For three straight months now, consumer sentiment has declined as the world faces war in Europe, soaring global gas prices, price inflation on a wide range of consumer goods, and lingering supply chain issues. As measured by the widely followed University of Michigan Index of Consumer Sentiment released earlier this month, the index is nearing its lowest level in 11-years.

See more on the souring consumer sentiment and what it means

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Filed Under: Consumer Trends, Economic Trends, News Tagged With: consumer sentiment, Index of Consumer Sentiment, University of Michigan

Inflation Impact: November Consumer Sentiment Drops to 10-Year Low

November 15, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

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In spite of the fact that the economy is continuing to grow as it powers away from the days of COVID shutdowns, a preliminary November reading of consumer sentiment shows a dramatic drop to a 10-year low, as consumers fret about growing inflation. While economists have long warned that transitory inflation would be a temporary part of our overall economic recovery, consumers are clearly concerned that this inflation may be hanging around for a while and it is already crimping their lifestyle.

Learn what the University of Michigan chief economist had to say about this result

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Filed Under: Consumer Trends, Economic Trends, News, Research, Survey Tagged With: consumer sentiment, Index of Consumer Sentiment, University of Michigan

Latest Data Increases Concerns of Economic Downturn

January 23, 2019 by Ted Leave a Comment

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New data from multiple sources are increasing economists concerns of an economic downturn within the next two years – perhaps even later this year. The latest readings on consumer confidence/sentiment and existing home sales show sharp downturns, sparking new debates on the real health of the economy.

See more on what data is rattling economist’s…

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Filed Under: Economic Trends, News, Research, Statistics, Survey Tagged With: consumer confidence, Consumer Confidence Index, consumer sentiment, existing-home sales, recession, University of Michigan

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