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University of Michigan's Index of Consumer Sentiment posts preliminary October level of 59.8, up from September's 58.6; buying conditions for durables improved due to easing supply constraints

October 14, 2022 (press release) –

Preliminary Results for October 2022

  Oct Sep Oct M-M Y-Y
  2022 2022 2021 Change Change
Index of Consumer Sentiment 59.8 58.6 71.7 +2.0% -16.6%
Current Economic Conditions 65.3 59.7 77.7 +9.4% -16.0%
Index of Consumer Expectations 56.2 58.0 67.9 -3.1% -17.2%

 

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Surveys of Consumers Director Joanne Hsu
Consumer sentiment is essentially unchanged at 1.2 index points above September, in spite of a 23% improvement in current buying conditions for durables owing to an easing in supply constraints. Sentiment is now 9.8 points above the all-time low reached in June, but this improvement remains tentative, as the expectations index declined by 3% from last month. Continued uncertainty over the future trajectory of prices, economies, and financial markets around the world indicate a bumpy road ahead for consumers.
The median expected year-ahead inflation rate rose to 5.1%, with increases reported across age, income, and education. Last month, long run inflation expectations fell below the narrow 2.9-3.1% range for the first time since July 2021, but since then expectations have returned to that range at 2.9%. After 3 months of expecting minimal increases in gas prices in the year ahead, both short and longer run expectations rebounded in October.

 

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