Updated: 10-Jan-26 09:26 ET
Highlights
- The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index dropped to 89.1 in December (Briefing.com consensus 89.0) from an upwardly revised 92.9 (from 88.7) in November.
- In the same period a year ago, the index stood at 109.5.
- The Present Situation Index dropped to 116.8 from 126.3.
- The Expectations Index held steady at 70.7, the eleventh straight reading below 80, which is a level that typically signals recession ahead.
- The key takeaway from the report is that confidence sagged in December due largely to worries about labor market conditions.
| Category | DEC | NOV | OCT | SEP | AUG |
| Conference Board | 89.1 | 92.9 | 95.5 | 95.6 | 97.8 |
| Expectations | 70.7 | 70.7 | 71.8 | 74.4 | 74.7 |
| Present Situation | 116.8 | 126.3 | 131.2 | 127.5 | 132.4 |
| Employment ('plentiful' less 'hard to get') | 9.7 | 10.3 | 8.7 | 11.1 | |
| 1 yr inflation expectations | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.8% | 6.1% |
