United States Consumer Confidence

Last Release

Dec 31, 2025

Actual

53.3

Units In

Points

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Dec 19, 2025

Time to Release

12 Days 14 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
111.4 Jan 2000	50 Jun 2022	84.73 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 Index rose to 53.3 in December of 2025 from 51 in the previous month, which was the second-lowest result on record, coming ahead of market expectations of 52, according to a preliminary estimate. It was the first improvement in the headline index in five months, supported by improved expectations amid a 13% rise in expected personal finances, especially among younger consumers. Consistently, labor market expectations improved slightly but remained aggressively pessimistic on a historical standard. Meanwhile, year-ahead inflation expectations fell to 4.1% from 4.5%, the least since January, as consumers noted that concerns of tariff-related surges in prices have not come to fruition. Likewise, five-year inflation expectations softened to 3.2% from 3.4%. Still, uncertainty remained on the outlook of prices, as elevated variances on the survey's response remained higher than those of January this year.