Consumer sentiment was down nearly 6% in August versus July, declining for the first time in four months.
Consumer sentiment confirmed its early-month reading, moving down about 6% from July, and over 14% from August 2024 according to the University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers report released August 29.
The Consumer Sentiment Index fell to 58.2 in the August 2025 survey, down 5.7% from 61.7 in July and down 14.3% from last August’s 67.9.
Consumer sentiment is now about 20% below December 2024, when sentiment had exhibited a post-election bump, but remains above the trough in sentiment seen in April.
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