February’s RBC Consumer Outlook Index displays increases across all indices, continuing the upward trend that has been observed over the last few months. While some indices show modest increases, others are up nearly four points when compared with last month. CONT. Chris Jackson, Ipsos Public Affairs Read more »

Gallup’s U.S. Economic Confidence Index, which has been positive for each of the past six weeks, finished January with an average score of +3 — the first time a monthly average has been in positive territory since the recession. The monthly index score is up eight points from December — […] Read more »

Consumer optimism rose in the January 2015 survey to its highest level in the past decade, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. … Consumers anticipated that the economy would expand and create new jobs at the best rate in the past decade. Consumers are counting on rather […] Read more »

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had increased in December, rose sharply in January. The Index now stands at 102.9 (1985=100), up from 93.1 in December. … Lynn Franco, Director of Economic Indicators at The Conference Board, said: “Consumer confidence rose sharply in January, and is now at its […] Read more »

U.S. consumer sentiment rose in January to its highest in more than a decade on gains in jobs and wages and on lower gasoline prices, a survey released on Friday showed. The University of Michigan’s preliminary reading on the overall index on consumer sentiment for this month came in at […] Read more »

Americans are much more likely to report that they are financially better off now (47%) compared with a year ago than to say they are worse off (28%). Last January, more said they were worse off than better off, consistent with most measurements since the Great Recession began. The more […] Read more »