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US Data: Conference Board Consumer Confidence - Summary

Release for: July 2018
Source: The Conference Board
Index base 1985=100, seasonally adjusted
                               Jul-17  Mar-18  Apr-18  May-18  Jun-18  Jul-18
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Cons Confidence Index           120.0   127.0   125.6   128.8   127.1   127.4
(previous)                         --   127.0   125.6   128.8   126.4      --
Present Situation               145.4   158.1   157.5   161.2   161.7   165.9
Expectations                    103.0   106.2   104.3   107.2   104.0   101.7
Jobs plentiful                   33.2    39.5    38.2    42.1    40.4    43.1
Jobs hard to get                 18.7    15.7    15.5    15.6    15.1    15.0
Plentiful-Hard to Get*           14.5    23.8    22.7    26.5    25.3    28.1
Buying Plans
Automobile                       13.6    11.5    12.6    12.1    10.9    11.2
Homes                             6.7     6.0     6.9     5.5     6.1     5.1
Major Appliances                 47.7    49.5    54.3    50.8    49.7    46.5
Inflation Expectations
NSA 12-mo Pct Change              4.6     4.7     4.7     4.9     4.9     5.1
Interest Rates 12-mo Change
Higher                           68.3    71.4    73.1    72.6    71.2    71.1
Same                             25.3    21.9    20.4    21.2    23.6    21.7
Lower                             6.4     6.7     6.5     6.2     5.2     7.2
Stock Prices 12-mo Change
Increase                         41.6    36.0    33.1    38.4    42.6    36.5
Same                             35.6    35.0    34.3    36.8    34.8    34.1
Decrease                         22.8    29.0    32.6    24.8    22.6    29.4
*MNI Calculation
--MNI Washington Bureau; +1 202-372-2121; email: shikha.dave@marketnews.com
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