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#ConsumerConfidence fell 0.8 points to 89.4 (1985=100) in August, down from 90.2 in July.
🌡️ The #PresentSituation Index rose 6.8 pts to 121.2, following three months of decline.
đź”® The #ExpectationsIndex fell 5.8 pts to 68.2.
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Consumers’ write-in responses were slightly more pessimistic in August.
References to #prices in general—and oil and gas specifically—remain elevated. Comments about war/conflict, food/groceries, trade, and jobs rose in August.
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"Nothing focuses the attention more than an emergency." đźš’ Our Senior Economist Alex Heil discussed the financial toll that a season of #ExtremeWeather and #climate disasters are having on businesses worldwide with @nytimes' @lydiadepillis.
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Read the full NYT story on how increasingly extreme #wildfires, #heatwaves, #flooding, and more are raising the urgency—and cost—of #climate adaptation for companies across the economy: nytimes.com/2026/08/11/busin…
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And more wild weather's on the way.
Alex Heil's El Niño’s Global Reach: The Business Impact of Extreme Weather explores the "Super #ElNiño" brewing in the Pacific that could wreak havoc in late 2026 and 2027.
Learn how companies should prepare now: conference-board.org/publica…
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#ConsumerConfidence fell 1.4 points to 90.8 (1985=100) in July, down from an upwardly revised 92.2 in June.
🌡️The #PresentSituation Index fell 3.6 points to 114.9, its third consecutive monthly decline.
đź”®The #ExpectationsIndex remained unchanged at 74.7.
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"Looking ahead, consumers anticipate little improvement in business conditions over the next six months, but expectations for the labor market were slightly less negative. Expectations for household incomes moderated but remained optimistic overall.”
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#ConsumerConfidence inched up 0.6 pts to 91.2 (1985=100), up from a downwardly revised 90.6 in May.
🌡️ The #PresentSituation Index—based on consumers’ assessment of current business and labor market conditions—fell by 3.0 points to 116.4.
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#Consumers' average and median 12-month #inflation expectations were less elevated.
While down somewhat from May (62.4%), most consumers (61.5%) in June still expected higher #InterestRates over the next 12 months—as well as even higher stock prices a year from now.
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The Conference Board #ConsumerConfidence Index edged up by 0.6 points to 92.8 (1985=100) in April, from 92.2 in March.
🌡️The #PresentSituation — based on consumers’ assessment of current business and labor market conditions—retreated by 0.3 points to 123.8.
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🔮The #ExpectationsIndex—based on consumers’ short-term outlook for income, business, and labor market conditions—rose by 1.2 points to 72.2.
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Read the full #ConsumerConfidence report for May 2026 at conference-board.org/topics/….
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The Conference Board #ConsumerConfidence Index® dipped 0.7 points to 93.1 (1985=100) in May, down from an upwardly revised 93.8 in April.
🌡️The #PresentSituation Index—based on #consumers’ view of current business and labor market conditions—retreated by 3.2 points to 121.2.
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🔮 The #ExpectationsIndex—based on consumers’ short-term outlook for income, business, and labor market conditions—rose by 1.0 points to 74.4.
This month’s survey was conducted May 1–19, encompassing the ongoing Middle East war that is placing upward pressure on prices globally.
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Special questions in May found:
✂️ Two-thirds of consumers cited #cuttingback on spending overall due to rising prices
🛍️ Most who are cutting back bought fewer items and delayed expensive purchases
đź‘ź Areas they're economizing include clothing/footwear, hobby items, games/toys
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The Conference Board #ConsumerConfidence Index® edged up by 0.8 pts in March to 91.8 (1985=100), from 91.0 in February.
The #PresentSituation Index—based on consumers’ assessment of current business and labor market conditions—rose 4.6 points to 123.3.
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The #ExpectationsIndex—based on consumers’ short-term outlook for income, business, and labor market conditions—fell 1.7 points to 70.9.
Reflecting the #Iran war oil shock, average inflation expectations surged in March to levels last seen in August 2025.
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