United States Consumer Confidence

Last Release

Apr 30, 2025

Actual

52.2

Units In

Points

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

May 30, 2025

Time to Release

1 Months 2 Days 13 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
111.4 Jan 2000	50 Jun 2022	85.08 Points	1952-2025	University of Michigan

The Index of Consumer Expectations focuses on three areas: how consumers view prospects for their own financial situation, how they view prospects for the general economy over the near term, and their view of prospects for the economy over the long term. Each monthly survey contains approximately 50 core questions, each of which tracks a different aspect of consumer attitudes and expectations. The samples for the Surveys of Consumers are statistically designed to be representative of all American households, excluding those in Alaska and Hawaii. Each month, a minimum of 500 interviews are conducted by telephone.

Latest Updates

The University of Michigan consumer sentiment for the US was revised higher to 52.2 in April 2025 from a preliminary reading of 50.8, and compared to 57 in March. Despite the upward revision, consumer sentiment fell for a forth consecutive month to the lowest since July 2022, as consumers perceived risks to multiple aspects of the economy, in large part due to ongoing uncertainty around trade policy and the potential for a resurgence of inflation looming ahead. The expectations gauge plummeted to 47.3, also the lowest since July 2022, compared to a preliminary reading of 47.1 and 52.6 in March. Economic conditions worsened less than initially expected (59.8 vs 56.5 in the first estimate and 63.8 in March). On the price front, year-ahead inflation expectations jumped to 6.5%, the highest since 1981, due to trade policy announcements. However, the figure was slightly smaller than 6.7% in the preliminary release. Long-run inflation expectations climbed to 4.4% from 4.1%.