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US Data: Conference Board Consumer Confidence - Summary> 

Release for: August 2017
Source:  The Conference Board
Index base 1985=100, seasonally adjusted
                            Aug-16  Apr-17  May-17  Jun-17  Jul-17  Aug-17
Cons Confidence Index        101.8   119.4   117.6   117.3   120.0   122.9
  (previous)                   --    119.4   117.6   117.3   121.1     --
Present Situation            125.3   140.3   140.6   143.9   145.4   151.2
Expectations                  86.1   105.4   102.3    99.6   103.0   104.0
Jobs plentiful                26.8    30.3    30.0    32.0    33.2    35.4
Jobs hard to get              22.8    19.4    18.3    18.4    18.7    17.3
 Plentiful-Hard to Get*        4.0    10.9    11.7    13.6    14.5    18.1
Buying Plans
 Automobile                   12.3    14.0    12.5    12.6    13.6    12.6
 Homes                         6.9     6.4     6.1     6.0     6.7     6.4
 Major Appliances             50.9    52.9    48.5    52.1    47.7    50.2
Inflation Expectations
 NSA 12-mo Pct Change          4.8     4.7     4.7     4.6     4.6     4.5
Interest Rates 12-mo Change
 Higher                       54.7    71.8    67.6    66.7    68.3    64.8
 Same                         34.8    21.8    24.4    26.3    25.3    27.5
 Lower                        10.5     6.4     8.0     7.0     6.4     7.7
Stock Prices 12-mo Change
 Increase                     33.3    41.9    42.5    39.9    41.6    45.3
 Same                         36.6    34.6    34.5    36.4    35.6    34.7
 Decrease                     30.1    23.5    23.0    23.7    22.8    20.0
*MNI Calculation
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