consumer confidence
noun
: the good feelings that people have about the economy
There is a recent increase in consumer confidence.
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On the same day, the preliminary consumer sentiment report for January will be released, offering a snapshot of consumer confidence.
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Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 2 Feb. 2025
But Chinese policymakers have been struggling to contain a massive property-market slump, alongside depressed consumer confidence.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2025
The monthly consumer confidence survey signaled strengthening household confidence in the French economy, but the numbers are still below the long-term average of 100 points.
—Ganesh Rao,chloe Taylor,jenni Reid,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
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US consumer confidence dips again to start the year, according to business group
U.S. consumers had been feeling increasingly confident until the past two months.
—The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
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Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 2 Feb. 2025
But Chinese policymakers have been struggling to contain a massive property-market slump, alongside depressed consumer confidence.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2025
The monthly consumer confidence survey signaled strengthening household confidence in the French economy, but the numbers are still below the long-term average of 100 points.
—Ganesh Rao,chloe Taylor,jenni Reid,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
Start with the stoplights Opinion: After downtown stabbings, Polis must turn his rhetoric on crime to action
Business
US consumer confidence dips again to start the year, according to business group
U.S. consumers had been feeling increasingly confident until the past two months.
—The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
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