USD — CB Consumer Confidence

US CB Consumer Confidence is the Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, a monthly survey-based measure of households’ assessment of current business and labour-market conditions and their expectations for the next six months. The index combines a Present Situation Index and an Expectations Index and is benchmarked to 1985=100. It measures sentiment relative to its own history, not the percentage of consumers who feel confident and not actual consumer spending.

Markets compare Actual with Forecast as a timely signal about household demand and labour perceptions. A stronger surprise can support USD, yields or consumer-sensitive assets, but the relationship with spending is imperfect: confidence can change with politics, gasoline prices, financial markets or news before behaviour changes. Review the present-situation and expectations components, respondents’ views of jobs, and buying plans rather than relying only on the headline. Monthly results are sample estimates and can be revised when seasonal factors or responses are updated. Compare the trend with University of Michigan sentiment, retail sales, real income and employment data. Different surveys use different questions, samples and index bases, so their levels are not directly comparable. Source: The Conference Board, Consumer Confidence Survey.