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Economic sentiment among consumers jumped again over the past two weeks to a level not seen since January 2015, according to the HPS-CivicScience Economic Sentiment Index (ESI). Consumer confidence rose 2.9 points, up from 48.4 to 51.3, after a 1.5 point increase during the previous reading, for a total increase of 4.4 points during the… Continue reading Consumer Confidence Reaches Highest Level Since January 2015

Consumer confidence increased 1.5 points during the past two weeks to 48.4, according to the HPS-CivicScience Economic Sentiment Index (ESI). However, the index’s three-day rolling average reveals a tumultuous reading for the ESI, as the average rose and fell dramatically in the days surrounding the United States election. The five indicators mostly mirrored the ESI’s increase,… Continue reading Consumer Confidence Highly Volatile After Election

Economic sentiment among consumers rebounded slightly over the past two weeks, rising 0.2 points to 46.9, according to the HPS-CivicScience Economic Sentiment Index (ESI). Despite declining confidence in the labor market, the housing market, and making a major purchase, the index achieved modest gains thanks to increasing confidence in the broader U.S. economy and personal… Continue reading Consumer Confidence Rebounds Slightly In Last Reading Before 2016 Election

Consumer confidence dipped slightly over the past two weeks, falling 0.5 points to 46.7, according to the HPS-CivicScience Economic Sentiment Index (ESI). Despite confidence in the broader U.S. economy hitting another high for the year, declines in economic sentiment toward the labor market and personal finances helped push the overall index negative during the two-week… Continue reading Despite Increasing Confidence In The Broader U.S. Economy, Overall Consumer Confidence Drops Slightly

Economic sentiment among consumers continued its recent trend of steady increases, rising 0.4 points during the last two weeks, according to the HPS-CivicScience Economic Sentiment Index (ESI). The increase brings the ESI to 47.2, 0.9 points higher than its August 23 reading of 46.3, the last reading during which the index declined. Increased confidence in the broader… Continue reading Economic Sentiment Continues Steady Increases Since August Dip

Consumer confidence continued its steady recovery from its August low of 46.3, according to the HPS-CivicScience Economic Sentiment Index (ESI). The index climbed to 46.8, rising 0.3 points from its September 6 reading of 46.5. This increase brings the ESI’s 2016 average to 46.9 through the year’s first three quarters.

Economic sentiment among consumers increased slightly during the past two weeks, according to the HPS-CivicScience Economic Sentiment Index (ESI). The ESI’s modest increase of 0.2 points brings the index to 46.5 points, slightly below its 2016 average of 46.9 points.

Consumer confidence dipped slightly over the past two weeks, according to the HPS-CivicScience Economic Sentiment Index (ESI). The 0.5 point decline brings the index down to 46.3 points. The ESI ends the summer 0.4 points higher than where it started in June but slightly below its summer average of 46.4 points.

Consumer confidence fell by 1.1 points to 46.8 over the last two weeks, according to the latest reading of the HPS-CivicScience Economic Sentiment Index (ESI). The drop negated half of the gains from last report’s spike, which brought the ESI to its highest level since March 8. All five individual components of the index fell,… Continue reading After 2016 Summer Peak, Consumer Confidence Falls By More Than One Point

Over the last two weeks, economic sentiment rebounded sharply after a month-long period of stagnation, according to the HPS-CivicScience Economic Sentiment Index (ESI). The 2.1 point increase to 47.9 marks the first increase in the ESI since the May 31 reading, and puts the ESI at its highest level since March 8. The ESI’s rise comes after… Continue reading Consumer Confidence Rebounds, Jumps Nearly One Full Point Above 2016 Average