Consumer outlook for 2017: U-M Surveys of Consumers

Will consumer confidence plunge or will it improve in the wake of Donald Trump’s election?

An analysis of consumer sentiment data collected prior to the election provides mixed signals, according to economist Richard Curtin, director of the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. Curtin predicted a 2017 growth rate of about 2 percent in his annual forecast of consumer spending, presented today at the annual U-M Economic Outlook Conference. CONT.

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