consumer confidence

noun

: the good feelings that people have about the economy

There is a recent increase in consumer confidence.

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Finally, on Friday, the preliminary consumer sentiment index will be released, offering a glimpse into consumer confidence levels. —

Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 3 Nov. 2024 Wall Street will have more updates next week on consumer confidence, jobs and inflation. —

Damian J. Troise and Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024 The yearslong crackdown has affected home prices, which in turn has affected consumer confidence as about 70% of the country’s household wealth is parked in real estate. —

Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 17 Oct. 2024 Wednesday’s report comes after earlier data showed the economy added a whopping 254,000 jobs in September, inflation is a whisper away from the Federal Reserve’s 2% target and consumer confidence jumped this month by the fastest clip since March of 2021 — all signs of a robust economy. —

Alexandra Banner, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for consumer confidence

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