Consumer Confidence Index
Market Sensitivity: Medium, but can be high at turning points in the economy.
What Is It: Examines how consumers feel about jobs, the economy, and spending.
News Release on Internet: www.conference-board.org/economics/consumerConfidence.cfm
Home Web Address: www.conference-board.org/
Release Time: 10 A.M. (ET); announced the last Tuesday of the month being surveyed.
Frequency: Monthly.
Source: The Conference Board.
Revisions: Minor revisions can occur as more survey results are collected.
Why Is It Important
Happy consumers are good for business. They are more likely to shop, travel, invest, and keep the economy on a roll. An unhappy and insecure consumer is lousy for business, and if the number of malcontents is large ...
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