US Data: Conference Board Consumer Confidence - Summary>

Release for: February 2018

Source:  The Conference Board

Index base 1985=100, seasonally adjusted

                            Feb-17  Oct-17  Nov-17  Dec-17  Jan-18  Feb-18

Cons Confidence Index        116.1   126.2   128.6   123.1   124.3   130.8

  (previous)                   --    126.2   128.6   123.1   125.4     --

Present Situation            134.4   152.0   154.9   156.5   154.7   162.4

Expectations                 103.9   109.0   111.0   100.8   104.0   109.7

Jobs plentiful                26.9    36.7    37.5    36.3    37.2    39.4

Jobs hard to get              19.9    17.1    16.8    16.0    16.3    14.7

 Plentiful-Hard to Get*        7.0    19.6    20.7    20.3    20.9    24.7

Buying Plans

 Automobile                   13.7    14.0    13.3    13.0    13.6    12.9

 Homes                         6.5     6.4     6.5     7.4     6.0     6.3

 Major Appliances             49.9    48.8    53.4    59.3    50.1    52.5

Inflation Expectations

 NSA 12-mo Pct Change          4.8     4.7     4.5     4.8     4.6     4.7

Interest Rates 12-mo Change

 Higher                       67.9    63.1    64.9    65.0    67.9    70.4

 Same                         25.0    28.9    28.1    27.4    24.4    22.5

 Lower                         7.1     8.0     7.0     7.6     7.7     7.1

Stock Prices 12-mo Change

 Increase                     45.3    42.2    45.2    46.2    51.0    41.3

 Same                         32.7    35.1    34.9    33.8    28.5    31.3

 Decrease                     22.0    22.7    19.9    20.0    20.5    27.4

*MNI Calculation

  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **

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