Latest Consumer Confidence Index Stories

NEW YORK, Aug. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Randstad's Employee Confidence Index increased by 1.1-points to 52.2 in July after declining for three consecutive months. Compared to this time last year, the Index is measuring 4.4 points higher and still remains above the positive confidence threshold of 50.0. While U.S. second quarter growth and hiring outlooks remain sluggish, employees are surprisingly more upbeat about their personal employment situation. "Similarly to the U.S....

NEW YORK, July 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index(®), which had declined in June, improved slightly in July. The Index now stands at 65.9 (1985=100), up from 62.7 in June. The Expectations Index improved to 79.1 from 73.4. The Present Situation Index, however, decreased slightly to 46.2 from 46.6 a month ago. The monthly Consumer Confidence Survey(®), based on a probability-design random sample, is conducted for The Conference Board by Nielsen,...

BOSTON, July 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mass Insight Consumer Confidence Index for Massachusetts saw slight downward movement in the Third Quarter, with the overall score declining from 85 to 81 after three consecutive quarters of Consumer Confidence Index increases. The drop is fueled primarily by a dip in expectations for the next six months. The Massachusetts Index tracks the National Conference Board data. Concerns about the current job market remain high and relatively...

BRUSSELS, July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Germany declined 0.1 percent in May to 104.3 (2004 = 100), following a 0.5 percent decrease in April, and a 0.2 percent increase in March. At the same time, The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) for Germany, a measure of current economic activity, increased 0.1 percent in May to 107.2 (2004 = 100), following a 0.2 percent decline in April, and 0.3 percent increase in...

BEIJING, July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index(® )(LEI) for China increased 0.1 percent in June to 234.9 (2004 = 100), following a 1.1 percent increase in May and a 0.9 percent increase in April. Only one of the six components contributed positively to the index in June. Says Andrew Polk, resident economist at The Conference Board China Center in Beijing: "In June, the month-on-month growth rate of the China LEI slowed significantly with all...

NEW YORK, July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. declined 0.3 percent in June to 95.6 (2004 = 100), following a 0.4 percent increase in May, and a 0.1 percent decline in April. Says Ataman Ozyildirim, economist at The Conference Board: "The U.S. LEI declined in two of the last six months, and its six-month growth rate has eased in the last three months. The strengths among the leading indicators have become less widespread as...

BRUSSELS, July 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.K. decreased 0.8 percent in May, after an increase of 0.2 percent in April and an increase of 0.9 percent in March. Two of the seven components made positive contributions to the index this month. The index stands at 102.6 (2004=100). Said Jean-Claude Manini, The Conference Board Senior Economist for Europe: "The LEI for the United Kingdom fell sharply in May as stock prices and...

Financial troubles decrease while retail recovers from five-month slide YONKERS, N.Y., July 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Consumer Reports Index, an overall measure of Americans' personal financial health, saw a sharp improvement in its consumer sentiment measure, which jumped to its highest level since October 2008. The rise in sentiment (53.1 from 47.5 the previous month) was broad-based, with significant gains among those Americans in households earning less than...

BRUSSELS, June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the Euro Area decreased 0.3 percent in May, falling to 105.2 (2004=100), following decreases of 1.0 percent in April and 0.1 percent in March. Said Jean-Claude Manini, The Conference Board Senior Economist for Europe: "The LEI for the Euro Area fell for a third consecutive month in May, but at a slower pace. Stock prices and business confidence were once again the main contributors to the...

NEW YORK, June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had declined in May, fell further in June. The Index now stands at 62.0 (1985=100), down from 64.4 in May. The Expectations Index declined to 72.3 from 77.3. The Present Situation Index, however, increased to 46.6 from 44.9 last month. The monthly Consumer Confidence Survey®, based on a probability-design random sample, is conducted for The Conference Board by Nielsen, a leading...