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US Data: Conference Board Consumer Confidence - Summary>

Release for:         October 2017
Source:  The Conference Board
Index base 1985=100, seasonally adjusted
                              Oct-16  Jun-17  Jul-17  Aug-17  Sep-17  Oct-17
Cons Confidence Index           100.8   117.3   120.0   120.4   120.6   125.9
  (previous)                      --    117.3   120.0   120.4   119.8     --
Present Situation               123.1   143.9   145.4   148.4   146.9   151.1
Expectations                     86.0    99.6   103.0   101.7   103.0   109.1
Jobs plentiful                   25.3    32.0    33.2    34.4    32.7    36.3
Jobs hard to get                 21.7    18.4    18.7    18.4    18.0    17.5
 Plentiful-Hard to Get*           3.6    13.6    14.5    16.0    14.7    18.8
Buying Plans
 Automobile                      13.4    12.6    13.6    12.9    12.1    13.1
 Homes                            5.5     6.0     6.7     7.3     7.4     6.0
 Major Appliances                51.8    52.1    47.7    50.5    53.8    48.9
Inflation Expectations
 NSA 12-mo Pct Change             4.8     4.6     4.6     4.5     4.9     4.7
Interest Rates 12-mo Change
 Higher                          62.4    66.7    68.3    65.4    63.7    63.2
 Same                            29.4    26.3    25.3    26.7    28.4    28.8
 Lower                            8.2     7.0     6.4     7.9     7.9     8.0
Stock Prices 12-mo Change
 Increase                        31.1    39.9    41.6    44.7    39.9    42.1
 Same                            37.4    36.4    35.6    34.2    33.7    34.7
 Decrease                        31.5    23.7    22.8    21.1    26.4    23.2
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