Latest Consumer confidence Stories

Growing consumer confidence in April drives shopping activity across the automotive market. Nashville, TN (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 Dataium, the largest aggregator of in-market automotive shopper behavior, today released its monthly Automotive Shopper Intensity (ASI™) report. The ASI index, a leading predictive indicator of automotive retail sales, increased 12.1% in April, the highest increase in twelve months. This record-setting increase was echoed in the University of Michigan Consumer...

BRUSSELS, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Germany increased 0.3 percent in March to 103.9 (2004 = 100), following a 0.3 percent increase in February, and a 0.4 percent increase in January. At the same time, The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) for Germany, a measure of current economic activity, increased 0.2 percent in March to 107.3 (2004 = 100), following no change in February, and a 0.4 percent increase in...

BRUSSELS, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index(®)( )(LEI) for the U.K. increased 0.4 percent in March, after increasing 0.4 percent in February and 0.2 percent in January. Three of the seven components made positive contributions to the index this month. The index now stands at 102.8 (2004=100). "The UK LEI increased modestly for the third month in a row, suggesting that the economy will continue to expand slightly over the near term," says...

Majority Now Believe Prices Will Climb in Next 12 Months WASHINGTON, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- More than half of Americans now expect the country's home prices to climb within the next year, illustrating a growing optimism toward the health of the housing industry. The share of respondents to Fannie Mae's April 2013 National Housing Survey results who expect home prices to go up rose another 3 percentage points in April to 51 percent. By comparison, at the same time last year only...

YONKERS, N.Y., May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After months of teetering between positive and negative territory, the Consumer Reports Index's sentiment measure leapt to it highest level since 2008. The Consumer Reports Index, an overall measure of Americans' personal financial health, shows that consumer sentiment now stands at 54.5, up from 50.1 last month. The improvement was broad-based, crossing all income and education groups, but the greatest gain was among lower-income...

Index Signals Moderate Job Increases Ahead NEW YORK, May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Employment Trends Index(TM) (ETI) increased in April. The index now stands at 111.68, up from 111.61 (an upward revision) in March. The April figure is 3.8 percent higher than a year ago. "Despite weak economic activity, the Employment Trends index is still signaling moderate job growth in the coming months," said Gad Levanon, Director of Macroeconomic Research at The Conference...

NEW YORK, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index(®), which had declined in March, increased in April. The Index now stands at 68.1 (1985=100), up from 61.9 in March. The Present Situation Index increased to 60.4 from 59.2. The Expectations Index improved to 73.3 from 63.7 last month. The monthly Consumer Confidence Survey(®), based on a probability-design random sample, is conducted for The Conference Board by Nielsen, a leading global...

BRUSSELS, April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index(® )(LEI) for the Euro Area decreased 0.4 percent in March and now stands at 105.8 (2004=100), after increasing 0.1 percent in February and increasing 1.4 percent in January. "The decline in the LEI suggests that the Euro Area economy remains very weak and a recovery in the coming months continues to be unlikely," says Bert Colijn, Economist for Europe at The Conference Board. "Business and consumer...

BRUSSELS, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Germany increased 0.3 percent in February to 103.7 (2004 = 100), following a 0.4 percent increase in January, and a 0.5 percent increase in December. At the same time, The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) for Germany, a measure of current economic activity, increased 0.1 percent in February to 107.1 (2004 = 100), following a 0.3 percent increase in January, and a 0.2...

Positive signs for sale of spring, summer seasonal retail items YONKERS, N.Y., April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Consumer Reports Index, an overall measure of Americans' personal financial health, showed that consumers' lethargic outlook continues to take a toll on retail spending. The Index's past 30-day retail measure declined for the third straight month since January. The Consumer Reports Index's sentiment measure was unchanged from last month at 50.1. Looking at...