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Consumer Sentiment Declined in September on Inflation and Unemployment Concerns

September 29, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

University of Michigan sentiment index was down both month over month and year over year. Consumer sentiment fell about 5% from last month but remains above the low readings seen in April and May of this year, confirming its mid-month reading, according to the University of Michigan’s Survey of Consumers. The Consumer Sentiment Index fell […]

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Consumer Sentiment Continues to Decline in September

September 12, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Preliminary results indicate consumer views on the economy continue to deteriorate. Consumer sentiment continued moving down in preliminary September results according to the University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers report released today. The Consumer Sentiment Index declined to 55.2 in early September, down 2.8 points or 4.8% from 58.2 in the August survey. The Consumer […]

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Consumer Sentiment Declines on Growing Inflation Worries

September 2, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

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Consumer Sentiment Down in Mid-August

August 18, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

Preliminary results show declines compared to July and index remains below year ago levels. The University of Michigan Index of Consumer Sentiment was down over three index points from July according to the preliminary results for August released Friday. The preliminary result of 58.6 was 3.1 points or 5% lower than 61.7 in July. The […]

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Consumer Sentiment Up Slightly in July

August 6, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

Consumers remain downbeat compared to last year. Consumer sentiment improved for the second time in six months, inching up less than 2% from last month, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. The Index of Consumer Sentiment rose to 61.7 in the July survey, up 1.6% from 60.7 in June and 7.1% below […]

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Consumer Sentiment Up Slightly in Mid-July

July 23, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

Preliminary results show improvement over June but index remains below year ago levels. The Index of Consumer Sentiment was up just over one index point from June according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. The preliminary July result of 61.8 was up 1.1 points, or 1.8%, from 60.7 in June. The preliminary July […]

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Consumer Sentiment Up in June

June 27, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

Index up for the first time this year, but consumers remain guarded. Consumer sentiment improved in June for the first time in six months, climbing 16% from last month but remaining about 18% below December 2024, when sentiment had exhibited a post-election bump, according to the University of Michigan’s Survey of Consumers final report for […]

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June Preliminary Consumer Sentiment Up Sharply

June 16, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

While up month-over-month, sentiment remains below year ago levels. Consumer sentiment improved for the first time in six months, climbing nearly 16% from last month but remaining about 20% below December 2024, when sentiment had exhibited a post-election bump, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. The Index of Consumer sentiment was 60.5 […]

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Consumer Sentiment Unchanged in May

May 30, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

After four months of declines, sentiment was flat compared to April but remained significantly below last year. According to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers, consumer sentiment in May was unchanged from April, ending four consecutive months of plunging declines. Sentiment had been slightly down at the preliminary reading for May but turned a […]

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Consumers Sentiment Down Sharply in April

April 25, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

Worries about labor markets amid trade policy volatility push index down to levels seen during historic inflation in 2022. Consumer sentiment in April fell for the fourth straight month, plunging 8.4% from March and reaching its lowest reading since July 2022. The Consumer Sentiment Index fell to 52.2 in the April 2025 survey, down from […]

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