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US Data: Conference Board Consumer Confidence - Summary

Release for: May 2019
Source: The Conference Board
Index base 1985=100, seasonally adjusted
                                 Jan-19  Feb-19  Mar-19  Apr-19  May-19
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Cons Confidence Index             121.7   131.4   124.2   129.2   134.1
(previous)                        121.7   131.4   124.2   129.2      --
Present Situation                 170.2   172.8   163.0   169.0   175.2
Expectations                       89.4   103.8    98.3   102.7   106.6
Jobs plentiful                     46.7    45.7    42.5    46.5    47.2
Jobs hard to get                   12.6    11.7    13.8    13.3    10.9
Plentiful-Hard to Get*             34.1    34.0    28.7    33.2    36.3
Buying Plans
Automobile                         12.9    12.4    14.2    13.3    14.4
Homes                               7.2     5.4     6.4     5.1     6.4
Major Appliances                   50.0    48.6    51.8    48.7    52.6
Inflation Expectations
NSA 12-mo Pct Change                4.4     4.3     4.6     4.6     4.4
Interest Rates 12-mo Change
Higher                             67.9    64.0    63.1    54.9    55.4
Same                               24.8    27.7    30.2    34.6    34.5
Lower                               7.3     8.3     6.7    10.5    10.1
Stock Prices 12-mo Change
Increase                           31.0    37.1    37.1    37.3    42.0
Same                               31.5    34.9    37.1    38.3    35.8
Decrease                           37.5    28.0    25.8    24.4    22.2
     *MNI Calculation
--MNI Washington Bureau; +1 (973) 494-2611; email: harrison.clarke@marketnews.com
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