Updated: 29-Jul-25 10:32 ET
Highlights
- The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index rose to 97.2 in July (Briefing.com consensus 95.5) from an upwardly revised 95.2 (from 93.0) in June.
- In the same period a year ago, the index stood at 101.9.
- The Present Situation Index fell to 131.5 from 133.0.
- The Expectations Index rose to 74.4 from 78.9, remaining below 80, which is a level that typically signals recession ahead.
- Average 12-month inflation expectations fell to 5.8% from 5.9%.
- The key takeaway from the report is that the improvement was driven by an increase in the expectations index, though that index remains below a level that is typically indicative of a recession ahead.
| Category | JUL | JUN | MAY | APR | MAR |
| Conference Board | 97.2 | 95.2 | 98.4 | 85.7 | 93.9 |
| Expectations | 74.4 | 69.9 | 73.6 | 55.4 | 66.9 |
| Present Situation | 131.5 | 133.0 | 135.5 | 131.1 | 134.4 |
| Employment ('plentiful' less 'hard to get') | 11.3 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 13.7 | 17.5 |
| 1 yr inflation expectations | 5.8% | 5.9% | 6.4% | 7.0% | 6.0% |
