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US Data: Conference Board Consumer Confidence - Summary>

Release for:         November 2018
Source:  The Conference Board
Index base 1985=100, seasonally adjusted
                                      Jul-18  Aug-18  Sep-18  Oct-18  Nov-18
Cons Confidence Index                   127.9   134.7   135.3   137.9   135.7
  (previous)                            127.9   134.7   135.3   137.9     --
Present Situation                       166.1   172.8   169.4   171.9   172.7
Expectations                            102.4   109.3   112.5   115.1   111.0
Jobs plentiful                           42.8    42.3    44.1    45.4    46.6
Jobs hard to get                         14.8    12.1    14.1    13.4    12.2
 Plentiful-Hard to Get*                  28.0    30.2    30.0    32.0    34.4
Buying Plans
 Automobile                              11.1    13.0    13.7    14.0    13.8
 Homes                                    5.4     6.3     6.2     6.4     6.4
 Major Appliances                        47.8    53.6    52.9    53.8    54.0
Inflation Expectations
 NSA 12-mo Pct Change                     5.0     4.7     4.7     4.8     4.9
Interest Rates 12-mo Change
 Higher                                  71.4    69.4    68.1    73.2    74.4
 Same                                    21.7    23.9    25.3    21.5    20.1
 Lower                                    6.9     6.7     6.6     5.3     5.5
Stock Prices 12-mo Change
 Increase                                37.2    39.8    42.9    43.6    35.0
 Same                                    34.2    36.1    35.4    36.3    37.1
 Decrease                                28.6    24.1    21.7    20.1    27.9
*MNI Calculation
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