The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index fell sharply to 74.1 in early June from its final-May reading of 79.3 and an early-May reading of 77.8, according to an economist who has seen the report. The end-May index was the highest sentiment level since October 2007. The drop in early June may reflect consumers…
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Consumer, Retail, Consumer Confidence, Stocks and Housing – Don’t Believe The Media Boilerplate Hype
by Lee Adler • • 0 Comments
This is an update of the permanent page of Retail, Consumer Confidence, Housing and Stock Price Charts which will be updated whenever new data is available. You can bookmark that page for future reference. Updated June 6, 2012 Retail Sales and Real Retail Sales ex Gasoline Real retail sales, ex gasoline prices, and adjusted for inflation…
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University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment vs. Stocks and Housing
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This chart is now in the Economic Chart Gallery and will be updated regularly. [singlepic id=62 w=480 h=360 ]Click to view full size. While the media trumpets gains in consumer confidence, the long term trend is miserable. Sentiment is barely back to 1992 recession levels, severely lagging the gains in stock prices or even the…
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Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index: An Upside Surprise
by dshort.com - Financial Life Cycle Planning • • 0 Comments
May 13, 2011
The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index preliminary report for May came in at 72.4, an improvement over the April final of 69.8. The Briefing.com consensus expectation had been for 69.5 and Briefing.com’s own forecast was fo…
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Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index: Virtually Unchanged
by dshort.com - Financial Life Cycle Planning • • 0 Comments
April 29, 2011
The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index final report for April came in at 69.8, little changed from the April preliminary 69.6. The Briefing.com consensus expectation had been for 69.6 and Briefing.com’s own forecast was f…
