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US Data: Conference Board Consumer Confidence - Summary 

Release for: October 2018
Source: The Conference Board
Index base 1985=100, seasonally adjusted
                               Oct-17  Jun-18  Jul-18  Aug-18  Sep-18  Oct-18
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Cons Confidence Index           126.2   127.1   127.9   134.7   135.3   137.9
(previous)                         --   127.1   127.9   134.7   138.4      --
Present Situation               152.0   161.7   166.1   172.8   169.4   172.8
Expectations                    109.0   104.0   102.4   109.3   112.5   114.6
Jobs plentiful                   36.7    40.4    42.8    42.3    44.1    45.9
Jobs hard to get                 17.1    15.1    14.8    12.1    14.1    13.2
Plentiful-Hard to Get*           19.6    25.3    28.0    30.2    30.0    32.7
Buying Plans
Automobile                       14.0    10.9    11.1    13.0    13.7    13.8
Homes                             6.4     6.1     5.4     6.3     6.2     6.4
Major Appliances                 48.8    49.7    47.8    53.6    52.9    52.4
Inflation Expectations
NSA 12-mo Pct Change              4.7     4.9     5.0     4.7     4.7     4.8
Interest Rates 12-mo Change
Higher                           63.1    71.2    71.4    69.4    68.1    72.8
Same                             28.9    23.6    21.7    23.9    25.3    21.8
Lower                             8.0     5.2     6.9     6.7     6.6     5.4
Stock Prices 12-mo Change
Increase                         42.2    42.6    37.2    39.8    42.9    44.5
Same                             35.1    34.8    34.2    36.1    35.4    36.4
Decrease                         22.7    22.6    28.6    24.1    21.7    19.1
     *MNI Calculation
--MNI Washington Bureau; tel: +1 202-371-2121; email: kevin.kastner@marketnews.com
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