US Data: Conference Board Consumer Confidence - Summary

Release for: July 2019

Source: The Conference Board

Index base 1985=100, seasonally adjusted

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                                 Mar-19  Apr-19  May-19  Jun-19  Jul-19

Cons Confidence Index             124.2   129.2   131.3   124.3   135.7

(previous)                        124.2   129.2   131.3   121.5      --

Present Situation                 163.0   169.0   170.7   164.3   170.9

Expectations                       98.3   102.7   105.0    97.6   112.2

Jobs plentiful                     42.5    46.5    45.3    44.0    46.2

Jobs hard to get                   13.8    13.3    11.8    15.8    12.8

Plentiful-Hard to Get*             28.7    33.2    33.5    28.2    33.4

Buying Plans

Automobile                         14.2    13.3    15.1    12.0    12.3

Homes                               6.4     5.1     6.5     6.2     7.3

Major Appliances                   51.8    48.7    52.6    49.1    52.8

Inflation Expectations

NSA 12-mo Pct Change                4.6     4.6     4.6     5.1     4.7

Interest Rates 12-mo Change

Higher                             63.1    54.9    55.6    53.6    49.9

Same                               30.2    34.6    34.6    33.0    34.4

Lower                               6.7    10.5     9.8    13.4    15.7

Stock Prices 12-mo Change

Increase                           37.1    37.3    42.1    33.5    41.6

Same                               37.1    38.3    34.8    35.2    36.0

Decrease                           25.8    24.4    23.1    31.3    22.4

     *MNI Calculation

--MNI Washington Bureau; +1 202 371 2121; email: alexandra.kelley@marketnews.com

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