Updated: 28-Oct-25 10:24 ET
Highlights
- The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index slipped to 94.6 in October (Briefing.com consensus 94.2) from an upwardly revised 95.6 (from 94.2) in September.
- In the same period a year ago, the index stood at 109.6.
- The Present Situation Index increased to 129.3 from 127.5.
- The Expectations Index decreased to 71.5 from 74.4, remaining below 80, which is a level that typically signals recession ahead. This index has been below 80 since February 2025.
- Average 12-month inflation expectations edged higher to 5.9% from 5.8% in September.
- The key takeaway from the report is that there wasn't much change in consumer confidence in October, as a small uptick in views about the present situation was offset by a small drop in views about the outlook.
| Category | OCT | SEP | AUG | JUL | JUN |
| Conference Board | 94.6 | 95.6 | 97.8 | 98.7 | 95.2 |
| Expectations | 71.5 | 74.4 | 74.7 | 76.0 | 69.9 |
| Present Situation | 129.3 | 127.5 | 132.4 | 132.8 | 133.0 |
| Employment ('plentiful' less 'hard to get') | 9.4 | 8.7 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 12.2 |
| 1 yr inflation expectations | 5.9% | 5.8% | 6.1% | 5.7% | 5.9% |
