Things may get better over the longer term, but right now things are tough. To that end, the University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index, gauging the overall mindset on everything from politics to inflation, was higher for the month of August thus far — just...
Consumer sentiment has remained fairly steady thus far in August, inching up 2.1% compared to the previous month and down 2.3% compared to August 2023. This is the fourth consecutive month in which sentiment remained about the same, according to preliminary results from the University...
August 16, 2024
Things may get better over the longer term, but right now things are tough. To that end, the University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index, gauging the overall mindset on everything from politics to inflation, was higher for the month of August thus far — just a bit. But that’s over the longer term — the […]
October 11, 2024
Consumer sentiment inched down in early October amid continued frustration over the prices of goods and services. While it dipped a “meager” 1.7% or 1.2 index points — a figure that is within the margin of error — it marked a change from the gains seen during the previous two months, according to preliminary results […]
August 16, 2024
Consumer sentiment has remained fairly steady thus far in August, inching up 2.1% compared to the previous month and down 2.3% compared to August 2023. This is the fourth consecutive...
