Consumer Spending Update: A Giant Leap in Consumer Confidence
The Rasmussen Reports Economic Index jumped to 144.5 in July, up over nine points from last month and just shy of its all-time high in February 2018.
Consumer Spending Update
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July 12, 2019
June 14, 2019
Consumer Spending Update: Americans Slightly Less Confident in Economy, But OK to Keep Spending
The Rasmussen Reports Economic Index dropped to 136.0 in June, down seven points from last month and the lowest finding since February.
May 17, 2019
Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Inches Toward 5-Year High
The Rasmussen Reports Economic Index climbed to 143.4 in May, up three points from last month and the highest finding this year.
April 12, 2019
Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Remains High
The Rasmussen Reports Economic Index dropped to 140.5 in April, down two points from last month but still ranking with 2018’s highs.
March 15, 2019
Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Springs Forward
The Rasmussen Reports Economic Index climbed to 142.4 in March, up seven points from last month and ranking with 2018’s highs.
February 15, 2019
Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Rebounds to 2018 Highs
With the five-week government shutdown behind us, the Dow Jones Industrial Average working its way back up to October’s all-time high and the unemployment rate still near record lows, consumers are smiling once again.
January 11, 2019
Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Takes a Hit in the New Year
Following a rocky few months on Wall Street and the partial government shutdown at the end of December, consumer confidence struggles to keep up the enthusiasm felt throughout 2018.
December 14, 2018
Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Closes Out 2018 Among Four-Year Highs
Although 2018 didn’t end with the same fervor of economic confidence that we saw at the beginning of the year, the final numbers are certainly nothing to sneeze at.
November 16, 2018
Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Unshaken by Market Jitters
The recent ups and downs of the stock market have done little to sway Americans’ confidence in the economy, but they're a little less upbeat about the direction of their own personal finances.
October 12, 2018
Consumer Spending Update Consumer Confidence Marches Upward
With the release of last week’s jobs report reflecting a near 50-year low for unemployment, consumer confidence has started to rise once again.
September 7, 2018
Consumer Spending Update: Consumer Confidence Levels Off - At Record Levels
Consumer confidence appears to have plateaued, but it remains at record highs.
August 10, 2018
Consumer Spending Update: Americans Open Their Wallets Wider
As economic confidence stays perched among the highest levels in four years of surveying, consumers are ready to open their wallets again, just in time for the back-to-school shopping season.
July 6, 2018
Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Still Among Record Highs
Spending may have grounded for summer, but sentiments on the economy are still flying high.
June 15, 2018
Consumer Spending Update: Confidence in the Economy Remains High
Despite reports that inflation is at a six-year high, Americans remain upbeat about the economy.
May 11, 2018
Consumer Spending Update: Consumer Confidence Back On Path of Growth?
With the Dow Jones Industrial Average still more than 20% higher than during President Obama’s last full-month in office and last week’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showing the unemployment rate dipping below four percent (4%) for the first time since December 2000...
April 6, 2018
Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Drops Again, Spending Holds Steady
Following another bumpy month on the stock market and with a potential trade war with China brewing, economic confidence has fallen again this month. But it still remains well above where it was in the Obama years.
March 9, 2018
Consumer Spending Update: Consumer, Economic Confidence Remains High
Following what financial analysts are calling a much-needed correction in the stock market, confidence in the economy remains at or near record highs.
February 9, 2018
Consumer Spending Update: Confidence Rockets to New Four-Year High
Economic and consumer confidence have jumped to four-year highs.
January 5, 2018
Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Continues Upward Climb As Spending Slows
2018 has kicked off with economic confidence abound, but despite the positive financial outlook, Americans are slowing down on spending following a busy holiday shopping season.
December 8, 2017
Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Continues to Soar
Today’s newly released jobs report, although unchanged from last month, finds the unemployment rate remaining at its lowest level in more than 17 years.
