Consumer confidence stabilizes after a series of declines

Following a series of weaker-than-expected data in the year to date, sentiment data for the private sector in May provided some respite. Business confidence was stable at the prior month’s seasonally-adjusted 102.2 (previously reported: 102.1) after falling since November of last year. As a result, the confidence index remained above the 100-point mark separating optimism from

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Why consumer confidence is an important economic indicator. – Consumer confidence is an economic indicator. It measures how confident consumers are about the overall state of the economy. It also measures how confident people feel about their income’s stability. Their confidence impacts their economic decisions-like their spending activity.

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The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index increased in May, following a modest decline in April (after a downward revision). The Index now stands at 128.0 (1985=100), up from 125.6 in April. The Present Situation Index increased from 157.5 to 161.7, while the Expectations Index improved from 104.3 last month to 105.6 this month.

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May consumer sentiment index climbs to 102.4 from April's reading of 97.2 Consumer confidence up in October, following two months of. – Consumer confidence up in October, following two months of declines By TPN/Lusa, in Business 02-11-2017 14:53:00 0 Comments The Portuguese consumer confidence indicator increased in October, after declining in August and September, while the economic climate indicator stabilised, the National Statistics Institute (INE)

For the first time in eight months, Russian consumers’ confidence has stabilized after posting significant declines, according to Nielsen’s ongoing "Russians through Crisis" study. In the second half of 2008, consumer confidence stood at 104, dropping to 88 in November 2008 and hitting a low of 75 in March 2009.

This is a weekly series focused on analyzing the. In what was a mixed report, the Consumer confidence index fell from 131.4 in February to 124.1 in March. This was the fifth decline over the past.