US Data: Conference Board Consumer Confidence - Summary

Release for: February 2019

Source: The Conference Board

Index base 1985=100, seasonally adjusted

                                 Oct-18  Nov-18  Dec-18  Jan-19  Feb-19

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Cons Confidence Index             137.9   136.4   126.6   121.7   131.4

(previous)                        137.9   136.4   126.6   120.2      --

Present Situation                 171.9   172.7   169.9   170.2   173.5

Expectations                      115.1   112.3    97.7    89.4   103.4

Jobs plentiful                     45.4    46.8    45.5    46.7    46.1

Jobs hard to get                   13.4    12.6    12.2    12.6    11.8

Plentiful-Hard to Get*             32.0    34.2    33.3    34.1    34.3

Buying Plans

Automobile                         14.0    13.8    13.1    12.9    12.0

Homes                               6.4     6.4     5.9     7.2     5.5

Major Appliances                   53.8    54.8    49.0    50.0    47.2

Inflation Expectations

NSA 12-mo Pct Change                4.8     4.7     4.5     4.4     4.3

Interest Rates 12-mo Change

Higher                             73.2    73.1    66.6    67.9    64.3

Same                               21.5    20.9    26.7    24.8    27.4

Lower                               5.3     6.0     6.7     7.3     8.3

Stock Prices 12-mo Change

Increase                           43.6    35.6    34.9    31.0    37.1

Same                               36.3    36.9    33.0    31.5    34.8

Decrease                           20.1    27.5    32.1    37.5    28.1

     *MNI Calculation

--MNI Washington Bureau; +1 (973) 494-2611; email: harrison.clarke@marketnews.com

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