US Data: Conference Board Consumer Confidence - Summary>

Release for: August 2018

Source:  The Conference Board

Index base 1985=100, seasonally adjusted

                            Aug-17  Apr-18  May-18  Jun-18  Jul-18  Aug-18

Cons Confidence Index        120.4   125.6   128.8   127.1   127.9   133.4

  (previous)                   --    125.6   128.8   127.1   127.4     --

Present Situation            148.4   157.5   161.2   161.7   166.1   172.2

Expectations                 101.7   104.3   107.2   104.0   102.4   107.6

Jobs plentiful                34.4    38.2    42.1    40.4    42.8    42.7

Jobs hard to get              18.4    15.5    15.6    15.1    14.8    12.7

 Plentiful-Hard to Get*       16.0    22.7    26.5    25.3    28.0    30.0

Buying Plans

 Automobile                   12.9    12.6    12.1    10.9    11.1    12.3

 Homes                         7.3     6.9     5.5     6.1     5.4     6.0

 Major Appliances             50.5    54.3    50.8    49.7    47.8    53.1

Inflation Expectations

 NSA 12-mo Pct Change          4.5     4.7     4.9     4.9     5.0     4.8

Interest Rates 12-mo Change

 Higher                       65.4    73.1    72.6    71.2    71.4    69.4

 Same                         26.7    20.4    21.2    23.6    21.7    23.4

 Lower                         7.9     6.5     6.2     5.2     6.9     7.2

Stock Prices 12-mo Change

 Increase                     44.7    33.1    38.4    42.6    37.2    39.4

 Same                         34.2    34.3    36.8    34.8    34.2    36.1

 Decrease                     21.1    32.6    24.8    22.6    28.6    24.5

*MNI Calculation

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

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