Updated: 29-Sep-26 10:18 ET
Highlights
- The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index decreased to 81.9 in September (Briefing.com consensus 90.0) from a downwardly revised 88.6 (from 89.4) in August.
- In the same period a year ago, the index stood at 95.6.
- The Present Situation Index dropped to 109.3 from 117.2.
- The Expectations Index fell to 63.6 from 69.5.
- 12-month inflation expectations rose to 6.1% from 5.8%.
- The key takeaway from the report is that consumer confidence weakened for both present conditions and the six-month outlook, with elevated prices for goods and services factoring into that assessment.
| Category | SEP | AUG | JUL | JUN | MAY |
| Conference Board | 81.9 | 88.6 | 90.2 | 92.2 | 90.6 |
| Expectations | 63.6 | 69.5 | 74.0 | 74.7 | 71.4 |
| Present Situation | 109.3 | 117.2 | 114.4 | 118.5 | 119.4 |
| Employment ('plentiful' less 'hard to get') | 1.7 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 5.0 |
| 1 yr inflation expectations | 6.1% | 5.8% | 5.6% | 5.9% | 6.2% |
