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Free AccessUS Data: Conference Board Consumer Confidence - Summary>
Release for: April 2018
Source: The Conference Board
Index base 1985=100, seasonally adjusted
Apr-17 Dec-17 Jan-18 Feb-18 Mar-18 Apr-18
Cons Confidence Index 119.4 123.1 124.3 130.0 127.0 128.7
(previous) -- 123.1 124.3 130.0 127.7 --
Present Situation 140.3 156.5 154.7 161.2 158.1 159.6
Expectations 105.4 100.8 104.0 109.2 106.2 108.1
Jobs plentiful 30.3 36.3 37.2 39.1 39.5 38.1
Jobs hard to get 19.4 16.0 16.3 15.1 15.7 15.2
Plentiful-Hard to Get* 10.9 20.3 20.9 24.0 23.8 22.9
Buying Plans
Automobile 14.0 13.0 13.6 12.9 11.5 13.2
Homes 6.4 7.4 6.0 6.4 6.0 7.8
Major Appliances 52.9 59.3 50.1 52.1 49.5 54.3
Inflation Expectations
NSA 12-mo Pct Change 4.7 4.8 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.7
Interest Rates 12-mo Change
Higher 71.8 65.0 67.9 71.3 71.4 72.2
Same 21.8 27.4 24.4 21.3 21.9 21.7
Lower 6.4 7.6 7.7 7.4 6.7 6.1
Stock Prices 12-mo Change
Increase 41.9 46.2 51.0 40.1 36.0 32.7
Same 34.6 33.8 28.5 32.0 35.0 34.3
Decrease 23.5 20.0 20.5 27.9 29.0 33.0
*MNI Calculation
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