Updated: 24-Oct-25 10:20 ET
Highlights
- The final University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment reading for October hit 53.6 (Briefing.com consensus 55.0) versus the preliminary reading of 55.0 and the final reading of 55.1 for September.
- In the same period a year ago, the index stood at 70.5.
- The Current Economic Conditions Index decreased to 58.6 from the preliminary reading of 61.0. The final reading for September was 60.4. In the same period a year ago, the index stood at 64.9.
- The Index of Consumer Expectations slipped to 50.3 from the preliminary reading of 51.2. The final reading for September was 51.7. In the same period a year ago, the index stood at 74.1.
- Year-ahead inflation expectations were unchanged from the preliminary reading of 4.6%, but they were down slightly from 4.7% in September.
- Long-run inflation expectations remained at 3.9%, unchanged from the preliminary reading, but up from the final September reading of 3.7%.
- The key takeaway from the report is that the overall sentiment has remained pressured for the third month in a row amid persistently high inflation expectations.
| Category | OCT | SEP | AUG | JUL | JUN |
| Sentiment | 53.6 | 55.1 | 58.2 | 61.7 | 60.7 |
| Outlook | 50.3 | 51.7 | 55.9 | 57.7 | 58.1 |
| Present conditions | 58.6 | 60.4 | 61.7 | 68.0 | 64.8 |
