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US Data: Conference Board Consumer Confidence - Summary

Release for: May 2018
Source: The Conference Board
Index base 1985=100, seasonally adjusted
                               May-17  Jan-18  Feb-18  Mar-18  Apr-18  May-18
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Cons Confidence Index           117.6   124.3   130.0   127.0   125.6   128.0
(previous)                         --   124.3   130.0   127.0   128.7      --
Present Situation               140.6   154.7   161.2   158.1   157.5   161.7
Expectations                    102.3   104.0   109.2   106.2   104.3   105.6
Jobs plentiful                   30.0    37.2    39.1    39.5    38.2    42.4
Jobs hard to get                 18.3    16.3    15.1    15.7    15.5    15.8
Plentiful-Hard to Get*           11.7    20.9    24.0    23.8    22.7    26.6
Buying Plans
Automobile                       12.5    13.6    12.9    11.5    12.6    11.8
Homes                             6.1     6.0     6.4     6.0     6.9     5.5
Major Appliances                 48.5    50.1    52.1    49.5    54.3    51.1
Inflation Expectations
NSA 12-mo Pct Change              4.7     4.6     4.7     4.7     4.7     5.0
Interest Rates 12-mo Change
Higher                           67.6    67.9    71.3    71.4    73.1    71.9
Same                             24.4    24.4    21.3    21.9    20.4    21.7
Lower                             8.0     7.7     7.4     6.7     6.5     6.4
Stock Prices 12-mo Change
Increase                         42.5    51.0    40.1    36.0    33.1    38.3
Same                             34.5    28.5    32.0    35.0    34.3    37.3
Decrease                         23.0    20.5    27.9    29.0    32.6    24.4
     *MNI Calculation
--MNI Washington Bureau; tel: +1 202-371-2121; email: kevin.kastner@marketnews.com
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