Posted on 04/14/2017 9:05:12 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
Buoyed by favorable views of the economy, consumer sentiment edged up to 98 in April, according to the University of Michigan.
Analysts polled by Reuters had expected the index to drop to 96.5 for the April preliminary report from last month's preliminary figure of 97.6. The monthly survey of 500 consumers measures attitudes toward topics, such as personal finances, inflation, unemployment, government policies and interest rates.
Richard Curtin, surveys of consumers chief economist at the university, says in the report that rising consumer confidence is a result of the Current Economic Conditions Index being near all-time highs. The index is currently at its highest since 2000.
The survey consists of two parts: current economic conditions, which measures attitudes about the current state of the economy, and the index of consumer expectations, which measures outlook.
Ping.
Don’t know ‘bout you, but I’m joining Peggy Lee in singing
“It’s A Good Day”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-PqM0BSmt4
WINNING!
MAGA
Love Peggy...and love that tune.
:-)
Ditto!
My son just remarried and they are planning to rent out both homes and build one tailored to their specific needs - third garage for fishing bot/trailer, etc.
Son says he never would have done with with obama & Crew in power.
Add this morsel to the interminable compilation of your suckage, leftist lice. US consumer sentiment beats already lofty estimates, rockets to 98! The highest in 17 years! I hope this doesn’t disturb the seduction of your abyss of self-deception. So much winning, well, no win for you ... struggling with clinging to a failed ideology of countless catastrophes as reality takes yet another bite out of your cornucopia of cloddish and you another heaping helpin‘ of crow.
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