Latest Consumer Confidence Index Stories

NEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. rose 0.5 percent in December to 93.9 (2004 = 100), following no change in November, and a 0.3 percent increase in October. Says Ataman Ozyildirim, economist at The Conference Board: "The U.S. LEI rose sharply in December, led by a large improvement in initial claims for unemployment insurance and positive contributions from the interest rate spread and the Leading Credit...

BRUSSELS, Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Germany was unchanged in November at 103.1 (2004 = 100), following a 0.5 percent increase in October, and a 0.6 percent decline in September. At the same time, The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) for Germany, a measure of current economic activity, was unchanged in November at 106.7 (2004 = 100), following a 0.3 percent decline in October, and a 0.3 percent decline in...

NEW YORK, Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for China increased 0.4 percent in December to 251.1 (2004 = 100), following a 1.1 percent increase in November and a 1.6 percent increase in October. Three of the six components contributed positively to the index in December. "Growth in the LEI for China slowed in December. A decline in real estate activity, a drop in new export orders, and weak consumer confidence accounted for the...

YONKERS, N.Y., Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Consumer Reports Index, an overall measure of Americans' personal financial health, reports that middle-income Americans pulled back on spending this past holiday season. Modest gains in consumer spending, however, were posted among both the upper-income and lower-income households. Overall, the Consumer Reports Index's past 30-day retail measure, reflecting December activity, was down 0.6 points, but statistically flat...

BRUSSELS, Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.K. increased 0.2 percent in November, after a decrease of 0.3 percent in October and an increase of 0.4 percent in September. Four of the seven components made positive contributions to the index this month. The index now stands at 103.4 (2004=100). "The UK LEI increased in November and with the economic outlook improving, it is becoming more likely that output will expand during the...

NEW YORK, Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Measure of CEO Confidence(TM), which decreased in the third quarter, improved in the fourth quarter. The Measure now reads 46, up from 42 in the third quarter (a reading of more than 50 points reflects more positive than negative responses). Says Lynn Franco, Director of Economic Indicators at The Conference Board: "CEO Confidence improved in the final quarter of 2012, despite the cloud of fiscal uncertainty. However,...

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index(®), which had declined slightly in November, posted another decrease in December. The Index now stands at 65.1 (1985=100), down from 71.5 in November. The Expectations Index declined sharply to 66.5 from 80.9. The Present Situation Index increased to 62.8 from 57.4 last month. The monthly Consumer Confidence Survey(®), based on a probability-design random sample, is conducted for The Conference...

NEW YORK, Dec. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. declined 0.2 percent in November to 95.8 (2004 = 100), following a 0.3 percent increase in October, and a 0.4 percent increase in September. "The U.S. LEI decreased slightly in November, bringing its six-month growth rate to zero," says Ataman Ozyildirim, economist at The Conference Board. "The LEI points to increasing risks of slowing economic activity in the near term, but...

BEIJING, Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index(® )(LEI) for China increased 1.1 percent in November to 248.5 (2004 = 100), following a 1.6 percent increase in October and a 0.2 percent increase in September. Five of the six components contributed positively to the index in November. "Strength in China's current economic activity has been maintained in November and all of the components in the Coincident Economic Index now posted gains,"...

BRUSSELS, Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Germany was unchanged in October, remaining at 101.6 (2004 = 100), following a 0.6 percent decline in September and a 0.2 percent decline in August. At the same time, The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) for Germany, a measure of current economic activity, declined 0.4 percent in October to 106.4 (2004 = 100), following a 0.3 percent decline in September, and a 0.1...