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Preliminary Consumer Sentiment Results for August 2022 Show Slight Improvement Over July

August 15, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Consumer views continue to rebound off the all-time low in June.  

The University of Michigan Index of Consumer Sentiment rose in early August as low and middle-income consumers’ views on inflation improved. The Index of Consumer Sentiment was 55.1 in the mid-August preliminary report released August 12. This is up 7.0% compared to 51/5 in July but still down 21.6% from 70.3 in August 2021.

The preliminary Consumer sentiment index moved up about 5 index points above the all-time low reached in June. Consumer sentiment is viewed as a leading indicator of economic activity.

According to Surveys of Consumers

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Filed Under: News Tagged With: Consumer Sentiment Index, University of Michigan

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  1. eric.mendoza69430500 says

    August 15, 2022 at 2:14 pm

    Excellent article!

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