by Mike Duff | Feb 26, 2026 | Retail Articles
Still below the breakeven number of 100, dividing positive from negative sentiments, the Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index edged up by 2.2 points in early February to 91.2 from an upwardly revised 89 in January. The Present Situation Index, based on...
by Mike Duff | Jan 28, 2026 | Retail Articles
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index fell by 9.7 points in January to 84.5, from an upwardly revised 94.2 in December, and remains well below the 100 break-even point between positive and negative sentiment. The 5.1-point upward revision to the December...
by Mike Duff | Jan 6, 2026 | Retail Articles
In a reading that may have implications for how consumers spend post-holidays, The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index slipped 3.8 points in December to 89.1, from 92.9 in November, with 100 as the break-even point between positive and negative sentiment. The...
by Mike Duff | Oct 1, 2025 | Retail Articles
Consumers demonstrated concern about what’s coming during the next few months as The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index declined by 3.6 points in September to 94.2, down from 97.8 in August. Although the Present Situation Index, based on consumers’ assessment...
by Mike Duff | Aug 13, 2025 | Retail Articles
The White House has again delayed imposing new China tariffs, yet despite ongoing macroeconomic and political uncertainty, consumer confidence has been holding steady, according to market researcher Numerator. In the Numerator Consumer Sentiment Tracker study,...
