Consumer Spending Update: Confidence Rockets to New Four-Year High
Economic and consumer confidence have jumped to four-year highs.
Consumer Spending Update
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February 9, 2018
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.
November 10, 2017
Consumer Spending Update: Positive Economic Outlook Means Consumers Are Ready to Spend
The stock market continues to soar to its highest levels to date...
October 6, 2017
Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Remains High
The overall Rasmussen Reports Economic Index for October rose two points to 129.2. Enthusiasm about the economy started to grow immediately following the 2016 presidential election and continues to show the highest level of confidence since this tracking began in 2014.
September 8, 2017
Consumer Spending Update: Spending Stalls Despite Continued Confidence in Economy
Despite a month-over-month drop in economic confidence, consumers continue to look more favorably upon the economy and their own personal finances than they have in years past.
August 11, 2017
Consumer Spending Update: Positive Economic Attitudes Mean More Spending
With the Dow Jones continuing to reach all-time highs and unemployment at its lowest level in years, consumers aren’t just feeling better about the economy and their own personal finances. They’re starting to feel better about spending, too.
July 14, 2017
Consumer Spending Update: Confidence in Personal Finances Hits Four-Year High
Consumers are seeing green again when it comes to rating the economy and their own personal finances, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re ready to start spending more.
June 9, 2017
Consumer Spending Update: Is Consumer Confidence Making Another Comeback?
For the last three months, the overall Consumer Confidence Index has been falling from its three-year high, but June’s four-point jump to 116.7 (the second highest rating in this index’s history) suggests there’s hope on the horizon.
May 12, 2017
Consumer Spending Update: Appetite for Spending Cools As Summer Approaches
Once hot sentiments on the direction of the economy and personal finances following President Trump’s inauguration are now cooling, and so is consumer spending.
April 7, 2017
Consumer Spending Update: Consumer Confidence Falls From Record Highs
Consumers may still be riding the wave of economic enthusiasm since Donald Trump was elected, but that confidence is starting to wane.
February 10, 2017
Consumer Spending Update: More Confidence, More Spending?
For the fourth straight month, the Rasmussen Reports Consumer Spending Update shows confidence in the economy trending upward - with an amazing 25-point overall increase in economic confidence and a 26-point increase in confidence in the direction of the economy since the 2016 presidential elections.
