by Mike Duff | Oct 1, 2026 | Retail Articles
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index tumbled 6.7 points to 81.9 in September, down from 88.6 in August. The Present Situation Index, based on consumer assessments of current business and labor market conditions and the more buoyant of the two basic index... by Chandler Harvey | Sep 1, 2026 | Retail Articles
In August, the Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index decreased by 0.8 points to 89.4, below the 100 break-even point between positive and negative sentiments, down from 90.2 in July. The Present Situation Index, based on consumer assessments of current business... by Mike Duff | Jul 31, 2026 | Retail Articles
In July, the Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index decreased by 1.4 points to 90.8, down from an upwardly revised 92.2 in June, as the Present Situation Index, based on consumers’ assessment of current business and labor market conditions, fell by 3.6... by Mike Duff | Jul 28, 2026 | Retail Articles
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the United States slipped 0.2% in June 2026 to 99.1 following a 0.1% increase in May. The LEI is down by only 0.3% over the first half of 2026, the Conference Board pointed out, a much smaller rate of decline than... by Mike Duff | Jul 1, 2026 | Retail Articles
The Conference Board reported shopper sentiment lifted slightly in June, with its Consumer Confidence Index gaining 0.6 points to 91.2, up from a downwardly revised 90.6 in May, and inching toward the 100 index score that underlies the positive part of the scale.... 