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According to the Q1 2014 Economic Sentiment Report. the quarterly measure of the ESI rose in the first quarter of 2014 after a significant dip in the fourth quarter of 2013. Following this rally, however, the latest two-week ESI rolling average shows consumer confidence fell in April and remains below 2014 highs. The quarterly report examines… Continue reading Quarterly Report: Q1 Gains Concentrated Among The Young

Consumer confidence dipped over the past two weeks, according to the latest data from the HPS-CivicScience Economic Sentiment Index (ESI). Declining 1 point to 46.4, this reading ends a steady two-month climb that brought the ESI to 2014 highs. However, looking more broadly at the ESI over the past few months, this decline in confidence did… Continue reading After A Two-Month Climb, Consumer Confidence Dips In Mid-April

With a 0.7 point increase from two weeks ago, consumer confidence rose for the fourth consecutive reading, according to the latest data from the HPS-CivicScience Economic Sentiment Index (ESI). At 47.4, the ESI two-week average is at its highest level since June 2013. The recent rise tracks improvements in the U.S. job market, which saw… Continue reading Labor Market Confidence Rises To 12-Month High As ESI Continues To Climb

Consumer confidence jumped to a nine-month high of 46.7 over the past two weeks, according to the latest release of the HPS-CivicScience Economic Sentiment Index (ESI). This spike in the ESI’s two-week average followed two consecutive increases, fully reversing the declines seen over January and February of this year.

Following a slight rebound after six weeks of decline, consumer confidence stabilized over the past two weeks, according to the latest HPS-CivicScience Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) reading. At 45.3, consumer confidence remained below its December 2013 readings. Moreover, regional and state-based analyses suggest the weather’s impact on local economies has not been the driving force behind recent declines,… Continue reading Consumer Confidence Remains Subdued – No Matter The Weather

After declining for six straight weeks, consumer confidence rebounded over the last two weeks, according to the latest HPS-CivicScience Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) reading. While labor market data has been weak over the past two months, the ESI two-week average increased due to improved views towards making a major purchase, including a new home, and outlooks on… Continue reading Consumer Confidence Rebounds After Six Weeks Of Decline

The decline in consumer confidence quickened over the past two weeks as the HPS-CivicScience Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) fell from 45.5 to 44.2. This is the largest decline since the government shutdown and the sixth largest over the past year. Coming on the heels of back-to-back disappointing jobs reports, this reading marks the third consecutive… Continue reading Consumer Confidence Sees Largest Decline Since The Government Shutdown

Consumer confidence dipped for the second consecutive two-week period with confidence dropping from 46.2 to 45.5, according to the most recent reading of the HPS-CivicScience Economic Sentiment Index. Heading into the State of the Union, analysis shows stark differences in confidence by political party with confidence among Democrats remaining 19 points higher on average than… Continue reading The Politics of Consumer Confidence: Parties Split On Economic Confidence Heading Into SOTU

Consumer confidence growth stalled in the first two weeks of January, according to data released today by Hamilton Place Strategies (HPS) and CivicScience (CS). The two-week average of the HPS-CS Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) fell to 46.2 from 46.3, the first decline since the end of October.

Today, Hamilton Place Strategies and CivicScience reported that the Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) continued to rise in the latter half of December, finishing the year with a two-week moving average of 46.3. This reading is the fifth consecutive rise in the two-week moving average since the government shutdown and brings the ESI back to levels not… Continue reading Consumer Confidence Ends The Year At A Six-Month High