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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