Americans’ consumer sentiment surpasses levels last seen just before the March 2020 lockdowns as the Overall Confidence Index in this week’s Ipsos-Forbes Advisor U.S. Consumer Confidence Tracker hits 61.2. This week’s score is less than 3 points shy of its historical record of 63.8 high of May 2018. Other sub-indices attain new highs. At 70.6, the Expectations Index is at its highest point in the 19-year history of the tracker, besting the previous record of 69.1 in February 2018. CONTINUED
Catherine Morris & Sara Machi, Ipsos
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