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US Data: Conference Board Consumer Confidence - Summary>

Release for:         September 2017
Source:  The Conference Board
Index base 1985=100, seasonally adjusted
                              Sep-16  May-17  Jun-17  Jul-17  Aug-17  Sep-17
Cons Confidence Index           103.5   117.6   117.3   120.0   120.4   119.8
  (previous)                      --    117.6   117.3   120.0   122.9     --
Present Situation               127.9   140.6   143.9   145.4   148.4   146.1
Expectations                     87.2   102.3    99.6   103.0   101.7   102.2
Jobs plentiful                   27.6    30.0    32.0    33.2    34.4    32.6
Jobs hard to get                 22.3    18.3    18.4    18.7    18.4    18.1
 Plentiful-Hard to Get*           5.3    11.7    13.6    14.5    16.0    14.5
Buying Plans
 Automobile                      12.5    12.5    12.6    13.6    12.9    12.1
 Homes                            5.9     6.1     6.0     6.7     7.3     6.9
 Major Appliances                51.9    48.5    52.1    47.7    50.5    54.0
Inflation Expectations
 NSA 12-mo Pct Change             5.0     4.7     4.6     4.6     4.5     4.9
Interest Rates 12-mo Change
 Higher                          61.1    67.6    66.7    68.3    65.4    64.1
 Same                            28.9    24.4    26.3    25.3    26.7    27.7
 Lower                           10.0     8.0     7.0     6.4     7.9     8.0
Stock Prices 12-mo Change
 Increase                        31.8    42.5    39.9    41.6    44.7    38.4
 Same                            38.9    34.5    36.4    35.6    34.2    33.8
 Decrease                        29.3    23.0    23.7    22.8    21.1    27.8
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