Consumer confidence pick ups.October October: see month. Results The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence lndex, which had declined last month, reversed direction in October. The Index now stands at 81.1 (1985=100), up from 77.0 in September September: see month. . The Expectations Index rose to 90.7 from 88.5. The Present Situation Index increased to 66.8 from 59.7. The Consumer Confidence Survey is based on a representative sample of 5,000 U.S. households. The monthly survey is conducted for The Conference Board by NFO NFO Info File (file type extension) NFO New Fund Offer NFO National Farmers Organization NFO Naval Flight Officer (US Navy) NFO National Family Opinion WorldGroup. NFO is one of TNS TNS transcutaneous neural stimulation. group of companies (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor : TNN TNN The National Network (formerly The Nashville Network) TNN The Nashville Network (now The National Network) TNN The Nerd Network (online gaming clan) ). The cutoff date for October's preliminary results was the 21st. Consumers' appraisal of present-day pres·ent-day adj. Now in existence or progress; current: present-day attitudes about the family. present-day Adjective conditions ended a five-month slide in October. The percent of consumers reporting jobs are hard to get eased to 33.8 percent from 35.1 percent. Those claiming jobs are plentiful plen·ti·ful adj. 1. Existing in great quantity or ample supply. 2. Providing or producing an abundance: a plentiful harvest. rose to 11.8 percent from 9.9 percent. Respondents' assessment of current business conditions also improved, with those rating conditions as "good" increasing to 17.2 percent from 16.2 percent. Those claiming conditions were "bad" fell to 28.4 percent from 29.5 percent. Consumers' short-term Short-term Any investments with a maturity of one year or less. short-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss on the value of an asset that has been held less than a specified period of time. outlook also picked up in October. Respondents In the context of marketing research, a representative sample drawn from a larger population of people from whom information is collected and used to develop or confirm marketing strategy. expecting business conditions to improve over the next six months rose to 23.2 percent from 21.3 percent. Consumers expecting conditions to worsen wors·en tr. & intr.v. wors·ened, wors·en·ing, wors·ens To make or become worse. worsen Verb to make or become worse worsening adjn edged down to 11.3 percent from 11.9 percent. The employment outlook was also more upbeat. Respondents anticipating an improvement in labor market labor market A place where labor is exchanged for wages; an LM is defined by geography, education and technical expertise, occupation, licensure or certification requirements, and job experience conditions increased to 19.7 percent from 16.6 percent. Those expecting fewer jobs to become available decreased to 20.8 percent from 21.1 percent. The proportion of consumers anticipating an increase in their incomes, however, fell to 16.7 percent from 19.0 percent. After declining for five consecutive months, the Present Situation Index reversed course in October. A more favorable fa·vor·a·ble adj. 1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds. 2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis. 3. job market was a key factor in the turnaround Turnaround A situation where a company that has had poor performance for an extended period of time experiences a positive reversal. Notes: A speculator may profit from a turnaround if he or she accurately anticipates the improvement of a poorly performing company. . And, the belief that this trend will continue has boosted expectations. With the holiday season around the corner, this improvement in consumers' spirits is a good omen.
Consumer Confidence and Buying Plans
Based on survey conducted by NFO WorldGroup
Percentage of household = 100%
2002
All series seasonally
adjusted Oct. Nov.
Consumer Confidence Index 79.6 84.9
Present Situation 77.2 78.3
Expectations 81.1 89.3
Business Conditions
Good 15.6 16.1
Bad 27.7 25.7
Normal 56.7 58.2
Employment
Jobs plentiful 14.7 14.2
Jobs not so plentiful 58.0 58.5
Jobs hard to get 27.3 27.3
Business Conditions
Better 19.3 20.3
Worse 14.3 11.3
Same 66.4 68.4
Employment
More jobs 15.3 15.4
Fewer jobs 22.1 18.8
Same 62.6 65.8
Income
Increase 17.9 19.4
Decrease 11.3 9.9
Same 70.8 70.7
Automobile
Yes 6.9 6.8
New 3.1 2.8
Used 2.8 2.4
Uncertain 1.0 1.6
Home
Yes 3.1 3.1
New 0.8 0.8
Lived in 1.4 1.5
Uncertain 0.9 0.8
Major appliances
Total plans 28.3 28.6
Refrigerator 4.4 3.9
Washing machine 4.0 3.4
TV Set 7.5 6.7
Vacuum Cleaner 4.3 5.4
Range 2.9 3.0
Clothes dryer 3.2 3.4
Air conditioner 2.0 2.8
Carpet 5.3 5.2
Vacation Intended
Within Six Months:
Percent
Vacation Intended 47.3
Destination
U.S. 40.1
Foreign country 8.0
Means of travel
Automobile 26.1
Airplane 17.8
Other 3.4
All series seasonally adjusted Dec. Jan.
Composite Series:
Index Numbers,
1985 = 100
Consumer Confidence Index 80.7 78.8
Present Situation 69.6 75.3
Expectations 88.1 81.1
Appraisal of
Present Situation:
Percent
Business Conditions
Good 14.5 15.0
Bad 25.9 26.7
Normal 59.6 58.3
Employment
Jobs plentiful 12.3 14.5
Jobs not so plentiful 58.0 56.6
Jobs hard to get 29.7 28.9
Expectations for
Six Months Hence: Percent
Business Conditions
Better 21.1 17.7
Worse 11.0 14.0
Same 67.9 68.3
Employment
More jobs 15.4 14.2
Fewer jobs 20.2 21.2
Same 64.4 64.6
Income
Increase 19.6 18.4
Decrease 10.7 10.2
Same 69.7 71.4
Plans to Buy Within
Six Months: Percent
Automobile
Yes 7.7 6.8
New 3.3 3.0
Used 3.4 3.0
Uncertain 1.0 0.8
Home
Yes 3.2 3.6
New 1.0 1.2
Lived in 1.4 1.7
Uncertain 0.8 0.7
Major appliances
Total plans 28.4 28.2
Refrigerator 4.5 5.8
Washing machine 3.5 3.4
TV Set 7.5 6.3
Vacuum Cleaner 4.8 4.3
Range 3.0 3.3
Clothes dryer 3.4 3.1
Air conditioner 1.7 2.0
Carpet 5.2 5.6
Vacation intended
Within Six Months:
Percent
Vacation Intended
Destination 43.3
U.S. 34.7
Foreign Country 9.1
Means of Travel
Automobile 23.7
Airplane 16.0
Other 4.3
All series seasonally
adjusted Feb. Mar.
Composite Series:
Index Numbers,
1985 = 100
Consumer Confidence Index 64.8 61.4
Present Situation 63.5 61.4
Expectations 65.7 61.4
Appraisal of
Present Situation:
Percent
Business Conditions
Good 13.6 13.6
Bad 29.6 30.0
Normal 56.8 56.4
Employment
Jobs plentiful 11.4 11.4
Jobs not so plentiful 58.6 56.3
Jobs hard to get 30.0 32.3
Expectations for
Six Months Hence: Percent
Business Conditions
Better 14.9 13.0
Worse 19.1 20.0
Same 66.0 67.00
Employment
More jobs 12.4 10.8
Fewer jobs 28.5 26.5
Same 59.1 62.7
Income
Increase 16.0 15.8
Decrease 12.2 13.4
Same 71.8 70.8
Plans to Buy Within
Six Months: Percent
Automobile
Yes 6.9 6.6
New 2.8 3.0
Used 3.0 2.8
Uncertain 1.1 0.8
Home
Yes 3.8 3.2
New 1.0 0.9
Lived in 1.7 1.3
Uncertain 1.1 1.0
Major appliances
Total plans 27.5 28.2
Refrigerator 4.1 5.3
Washing machine 3.9 3.0
TV Set 6.1 6.7
Vacuum Cleaner 5.3 5.1
Range 2.7 3.1
Clothes dryer 3.5 3.2
Air conditioner 1.9 1.8
Carpet 5.0 6.1
Vacation Intended
Destination 42.7
U.S. 35.5
Foreign Country 8.7
Means of Travel
Automobile 23.8
Airplane 17.5
Other 3.6
Business
2003
All series seasonally
adjusted Apr. May
Consumer Confidence
Index 81.0 83.6
Present Situation 75.2 67.3
Expectations 84.8 94.5
Business Conditions
Good 16.2 16.1
Bad 23.9 28.4
Normal 59.9 55.5
Employment
Jobs plentiful 13.0 12.3
Jobs not so plentiful 57.6 54.8
Jobs hard to get 29.4 32.9
Business Conditions
Better 18.9 22.8
Worse 12.3 9.6
Same 68.8 67.6
Employment
More jobs 16.4 17.9
Fewer jobs 20.9 17.8
Same 62.7 64.3
Income
Increase 17.2 17.1
Decrease 10.7 9.7
Same 72.1 73.2
Automobile
Yes 6.0 7.7
New 2.8 3.7
Used 2.1 2.5
Uncertain 1.1 1.5
Home
Yes 3.4 3.8
New 1.3 1.1
Lived in 1.4 1.7
Uncertain 0.7 1.0
Major appliances
Total plans 29.7 31.6
Refrigerator 4.7 5.9
Washing machine 3.7 3.9
TV Set 7.0 7.3
Vacuum Cleaner 4.9 5.1
Range 3.1 3.8
Clothes dryer 4.1 3.6
Air conditioner 2.2 2.0
Carpet 5.6 5.5
Vacation Intended
Destination 42.4
U.S. 37.0
Foreign Country 7.1
Means of Travel
Automobile 24.7
Airplane 17.3
Other 3.3
Employment
All series seasonally
adjusted June July
Consumer Confidence
Index 83.5 77.0
Present Situation 64.2 63.0
Expectations 96.4 86.3
Business Conditions
Good 14.9 16.5
Bad 28.1 30.2
Normal 57.0 53.3
Employment
Jobs plentiful 11.2 10.7
Jobs not so plentiful 56.9 56.6
Jobs hard to get 31.9 32.7
Business Conditions
Better 23.5 20.0
Worse 9.2 11.4
Same 67.3 68.6
Employment
More jobs 18.9 16.6
Fewer jobs 16.9 19.6
Same 64.2 63.8
Income
Increase 17.1 15.9
Decrease 10.4 11.3
Same 72.5 72.8
Automobile
Yes 5.9 8.7
New 2.7 3.4
Used 2.3 4.0
Uncertain 0.9 1.3
Home
Yes 3.0 3.5
New 0.9 0.9
Lived in 1.5 1.7
Uncertain 0.6 0.9
Major appliances
Total plans 27.8 29.3
Refrigerator 3.8 4.0
Washing machine 3.3 4.1
TV Set 7.2 6.8
Vacuum Cleaner 4.4 5.5
Range 3.4 3.1
Clothes dryer 3.7 3.3
Air conditioner 2.0 2.5
Carpet 4.9 6.3
Vacation Intended
Destination 41.8
U.S. 36.2
Foreign Country 7.2
Means of Travel
Automobile 24.9
Airplane 16.8
Other 3.2
Income
All series seasonally
adjusted Aug. Sept. (r) Oct. (p)
Consumer Confidence Index 81.7 77.0 81.1
Present Situation 62.0 59.7 66.80
Expectations 94.9 88.5 90.7
Business Conditions
Good 15.9 16.2 17.2
Bad 31.0 29.5 28.4
Normal 53.1 54.3 54.4
Employment
Jobs plentiful 11.3 9.9 11.8
Jobs not so plentiful 54.6 55.0 54.4
Jobs hard to get 34.1 35.1 33.8
Business Conditions
Better 22.6 21.3 23.2
Worse 10.6 11.9 11.3
Same 66.8 66.8 65.5
Employment
More jobs 18.0 16.6 19.7
Fewer jobs 18.6 21.1 20.8
Same 63.4 62.3 59.5
Income
Increase 20.7 19.0 16.7
Decrease 9.5 9.7 10.9
Same 69.8 71.3 72.4
Automobile
Yes 6.6 5.4 6.7
New 2.7 2.1 3.0
Used 3.2 2.2 2.8
Uncertain 0.7 1.1 0.9
Home
Yes 4.1 3.1 3.1
New 1.3 1.2 1.0
Lived in 1.5 1.2 1.2
Uncertain 1.3 0.7 0.9
Major appliances
Total plans 32.5 26.6 26.9
Refrigerator 4.9 5.0 4.3
Washing machine 4.7 3.1 3.3
TV Set 7.4 6.3 6.9
Vacuum Cleaner 5.6 5.0 4.8
Range 3.5 2.5 3.1
Clothes dryer 3.8 2.8 3.1
Air conditioner 2.6 1.9 1.4
Carpet 5.6 4.8 4.9
Vacation Intended
Destination 43.4 46.1
U.S. 36.3 38.3
Foreign Country 8.6 8.2
Means of Travel
Automobile 23.9 25.7
Airplane 17.0 17.2
Other 4.2 3.9
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Inflation Interest Rates Stock Prices
Not Seasonally
2002
Adjusted Oct. Nov.
Inflation Rate
Average 4.4 4.1
Interest Rates
Higher 41.8 42.1
Same 38.9 35.8
Lower 19.3 22.1
Stock Prices
Increase 29.1 34.4
Same 31.3 35.3
Decrease 39.6 30.3
Not Seasonally
Adjusted Dec. Jan.
Expectations for Twelve
Months Hence: Percent
Inflation Rate
Average 4.4 4.4
Interest Rates
Higher 43.5 43.7
Same 38.9 39.9
Lower 17.6 16.4
Stock Prices
Increase 33.3 31.3
Same 34.9 34.6
Decrease 31.8 34.1
Not Seasonally
Adjusted Feb. Mar.
Inflation Rate
Average 4.8 5.0
Interest Rates
Higher 41.7 39.9
Same 38.4 38.0
Lower 19.9 22.1
Stock Prices
Increase 25.2 22.9
Same 32.6 30.5
Decrease 42.2 46.6
Not Seasonally 2003
Adjusted Apr. May
Inflation Rate
Average 4.5 4.1
Interest Rates
Higher 45.4 44.5
Same 35.9 40.8
Lower 18.7 14.7
Stock Prices
Increase 35.1 36.1
Same 32.7 38.7
Decrease 32.2 25.2
Not Seasonally
Adjusted June July
Inflation Rate
Average 4.2 4.2
Interest Rates
Higher 42.1 39.9
Same 39.0 40.6
Lower 18.9 19.5
Stock Prices
Increase 43.2 39.3
Same 34.8 35.6
Decrease 22.0 25.1
Adjusted Aug. Sept. (r)
Inflation Rate
Average 4.3 4.5
Interest Rates
Higher 57.7 60.0
Same 30.2 28.9
Lower 12.1 11.1
Stock Prices
Increase 39.7 42.1
Same 36.8 36.7
Decrease 23.5 21.2
Not seasonally
Adjusted Oct. (p)
Inflation Rate
Average 4.5
Interest Rates
Higher 54.1
Same 34.5
Lower 11.4
Stock Prices
Increase 41.7
Same 37.7
Decrease 20.6
All series
seasonally 2002
adjusted Oct. Nov.
Consumer Confidence
Index, 1985 = 100
Age of Household Head
Under 35 92.5 90.5
35-54 78.1 85.2
55 and over 75.0 80.8
Household Income
Under $15,000 62.6 65.1
$15,000-24,999 69.0 72.3
$25,000-34,999 73.1 77.9
$35,000-49,999 81.4 87.3
$50,000
and over 89.8 96.1
All series
seasonally
adjusted Dec. Jan.
Age of Household Head
Under 35 98.3 89.5
35-54 80.1 81.3
55 and over 73.9 70.7
Household Income
Under $15,000 58.7 57.9
$15,000-24,999 62.1 60.8
$25,000-34,999 79.6 68.2
$35,000-49,999 85.2 83.4
$50,000
and over 93.2 92.0
All series
seasonally
adjusted Feb. Mar.
Age of Household Head
Under 35 78.5 68.6
35-54 65.1 62.0
55 and over 57.2 55.9
Household Income
Under $15,000 45.4 41.9
$15,000-24,999 57.7 52.5
$25,000-34,999 66.1 55.8
$35,000-49,999 60.9 65.0
$50,000
and over 74.7 71.5
All series
seasonally
adjusted 2003
Apr. May
Age of Household Head
Under 35 89.7 90.5
35-54 80.3 85.6
55 and over 75.6 75.8
Household Income
Under $15,000 61.2 69.4
$15,000-24,999 68.0 68.0
$25,000-34,999 81.8 85.0
$35,000-49,999 78.2 82.3
$50,000
and over 91.3 92.7
All series
seasonally
adjusted June July
Age of Household Head
Under 35 95.3 90.4
35-54 83.3 77.2
55 and over 77.3 69.8
Household Income
Under $15,000 59.9 52.0
$15,000-24,999 62.9 59.0
$25,000-34,999 83.5 72.4
$35,000-49,999 85.2 76.1
$50,000
and over 96.3 92.0
All series
seasonally
adjusted Aug. Sept. (r)
Age of Household Head
Under 35 88.8 84.8
35-54 83.8 76.1
55 and over 74.5 73.6
Household Income
Under $15,000 52.7 51.8
$15,000-24,999 69.0 59.4
$25,000-34,999 75.5 76.2
$35,000-49,999 77.2 74.9
$50,000
and over 98.0 92.2
All series 3 mos.
seasonally Percent
adjusted Oct. (p) Change *
Age of Household Head
Under 35 86.9 -5.6
35-54 84.7 -0.6
55 and over 74.1 -0.3
Household Income
Under $15,000 60.0 -9.2
$15,000-24,999 60.3 -0.7
$25,000-34,999 75.7 -5.6
$35,000-49,999 87.8 -1.5
$50,000
and over 93.0 0.8
* Percent Change: Average of last three months
shown as compared with preceding three months.
Age and Income data have been adjusted for
seasonal variations.
Consumer Confidence by Region
Seasonally unadjusted
Index numbers: 2002
U.S. Average, 1985 = 100 Sept. Oct.
New England
Consumer Confidence Index 89.2 74.24
Present Situation 94.3 70.8
Expectations 85.8 76.5
Middle Atlantic
Consumer Confidence Index 90.2 68.2
Present Situation 84.8 66.7
Expectations 93.8 69.2
East North Central
Consumer Confidence Index 89.9 83.3
Present Situation 88.0 85.6
Expectations 91.1 81.8
West North Central
Consumer Confidence Index 95.2 85.3
Present 110.7 98.1
Expectations 85.0 76.8
South Atlantic
Consumer Confidence Index 101.3 90.4
Present Situation 100.5 101.1
Expectations 101.9 83.3
East South Central
Consumer Confidence Index 99.9 90.3
Present Situation 99.4 95.3
Expectations 100.2 87.0
West South Central
Consumer Confidence Index 95.9 83.7
Present Situation 90.4 81.7
Expectations 99.6 85.0
Mountain
Consumer Confidence Index 102.2 85.7
Present Situation 102.8 72.5
Expectations 101.8 94.5
Pacific
Consumer Confidence Index 91.3 88.5
Present Situation 83.1 80.0
Expectations 96.9 94.2
Seasonally unadjusted
Index numbers:
U.S. Average, 1985 = 100 Nov. Dec.
New England
Consumer Confidence Index 82.52 62.16
Present Situation 79.9 66.0
Expectations 84.3 59.6
Middle Atlantic
Consumer Confidence Index 74.9 70.1
Present Situation 67.1 58.7
Expectations 80.2 77.7
East North Central
Consumer Confidence Index 88.0 76.9
Present Situation 84.5 59.6
Expectations 90.3 88.5
West North Central
Consumer Confidence Index 85.8 70.5
Present 93.3 75.2
Expectations 80.8 67.3
South Atlantic
Consumer Confidence Index 97.6 91.1
Present Situation 98.1 91.2
Expectations 97.2 91.1
East South Central
Consumer Confidence Index 83.1 79.2
Present Situation 77.2 84.6
Expectations 87.0 75.6
West South Central
Consumer Confidence Index 91.4 87.0
Present Situation 91.5 79.3
Expectations 91.4 92.1
Mountain
Consumer Confidence Index 94.2 88.1
Present Situation 89.7 81.3
Expectations 97.2 92.6
Pacific
Consumer Confidence Index 82.1 75.5
Present Situation 63.9 56.2
Expectations 94.2 88.5
Seasonally unadjusted
Index numbers: 2003
U.S. Average, 1985 = 100 Jan. Feb.
New England
Consumer Confidence Index 74.44 62.84
Present Situation 63.9 44.5
Expectations 81.5 75.1
Middle Atlantic
Consumer Confidence Index 65.4 57.3
Present Situation 53.8 43.2
Expectations 73.1 66.8
East North Central
Consumer Confidence Index 79.3 58.2
Present Situation 67.5 46.5
Expectations 87.2 66.0
West North Central
Consumer Confidence Index 77.5 65.2
Present 76.1 60.9
Expectations 78.4 68.0
South Atlantic
Consumer Confidence Index 87.2 78.9
Present Situation 88.2 81.6
Expectations 86.6 77.1
East South Central
Consumer Confidence Index 76.2 60.7
Present Situation 70.3 56.5
Expectations 80.1 63.4
West South Central
Consumer Confidence Index 94.3 75.1
Present Situation 89.4 68.7
Expectations 97.6 79.4
Mountain
Consumer Confidence Index 97.6 68.8
Present Situation 94.8 62.5
Expectations 99.5 73.1
Pacific
Consumer Confidence Index 69.7 63.3
Present Situation 54.6 51.3
Expectations 79.8 71.2
Seasonally unadjusted
Index numbers:
U.S. Average, 1985 = 100 Mar. Apr.
New England
Consumer Confidence Index 57.64 66.36
Present Situation 38.0 52.0
Expectations 70.8 76.0
Middle Atlantic
Consumer Confidence Index 54.7 68.4
Present Situation 52.5 58.2
Expectations 56.2 75.2
East North Central
Consumer Confidence Index 58.5 73.4
Present Situation 52.2 60.9
Expectations 62.7 81.8
West North Central
Consumer Confidence Index 60.2 63.6
Present 56.2 59.2
Expectations 63.0 66.6
South Atlantic
Consumer Confidence Index 70.8 93.4
Present Situation 74.1 96.7
Expectations 68.6 91.2
East South Central
Consumer Confidence Index 59.7 79.4
Present Situation 56.0 79.7
Expectations 62.2 79.3
West South Central
Consumer Confidence Index 62.3 92.7
Present Situation 53.3 91.8
Expectations 68.3 93.3
Mountain
Consumer Confidence Index 59.9 94.9
Present Situation 49.2 80.3
Expectations 67.1 104.6
Pacific
Consumer Confidence Index 63.0 75.9
Present Situation 57.9 57.5
Expectations 66.4 88.1
Seasonally unadjusted
Index numbers:
U.S. Average, 1985 = 100 May June
New England
Consumer Confidence Index 85.12 72.72
Present Situation 71.4 46.5
Expectations 94.3 90.2
Middle Atlantic
Consumer Confidence Index 69.2 70.6
Present Situation 50.3 51.5
Expectations 81.8 83.3
East North Central
Consumer Confidence Index 69.4 71.8
Present Situation 49.9 46.3
Expectations 82.4 88.8
West North Central
Consumer Confidence Index 84.5 78.4
Present 79.1 62.2
Expectations 88.2 89.2
South Atlantic
Consumer Confidence Index 88.1 100.2
Present Situation 81.1 97.8
Expectations 92.7 101.9
East South Central
Consumer Confidence Index 83.5 79.4
Present Situation 66.5 70.0
Expectations 94.9 85.7
West South Central
Consumer Confidence Index 100.1 90.7
Present Situation 92.1 75.1
Expectations 105.4 101.1
Mountain
Consumer Confidence Index 86.7 93.9
Present Situation 67.3 70.3
Expectations 99.6 109.7
Pacific
Consumer Confidence Index 79.4 74.3
Present Situation 48.3 50.8
Expectations 100.1 89.9
Seasonally unadjusted
Index numbers:
U.S. Average, 1985 = 100 July Aug.
New England
Consumer Confidence Index 56.82 69.94
Present Situation 42.8 51.6
Expectations 66.2 82.2
Middle Atlantic
Consumer Confidence Index 69.9 76.0
Present Situation 58.0 59.6
Expectations 77.9 86.9
East North Central
Consumer Confidence Index 71.1 68.4
Present Situation 56.3 46.6
Expectations 80.9 82.9
West North Central
Consumer Confidence Index 89.6 68.0
Present 78.5 46.0
Expectations 97.0 82.7
South Atlantic
Consumer Confidence Index 86.0 88.8
Present Situation 80.8 77.2
Expectations 89.6 96.6
East South Central
Consumer Confidence Index 67.4 84.5
Present Situation 60.2 72.4
Expectations 72.2 92.6
West South Central
Consumer Confidence Index 77.3 82.0
Present Situation 63.8 60.5
Expectations 86.3 96.4
Mountain
Consumer Confidence Index 73.9 87.8
Present Situation 61.1 69.2
Expectations 82.4 100.2
Pacific
Consumer Confidence Index 70.9 85.5
Present Situation 52.7 63.8
Expectations 83.1 100.0
Seasonally unadjusted
Index numbers:
U.S. Average, 1985 = 100 Sept. (r) Oct. (p)
New England
Consumer Confidence Index 73.36 73.58
Present Situation 55.5 54.7
Expectations 85.3 86.2
Middle Atlantic
Consumer Confidence Index 65.3 68.9
Present Situation 45.3 59.1
Expectations 78.6 75.4
East North Central
Consumer Confidence Index 70.9 76.1
Present Situation 54.1 69.3
Expectations 82.2 80.7
West North Central
Consumer Confidence Index 74.1 81.5
Present 64.4 69.5
Expectations 80.6 89.5
South Atlantic
Consumer Confidence Index 84.8 97.9
Present Situation 80.4 92.7
Expectations 87.7 101.4
East South Central
Consumer Confidence Index 67.4 93.6
Present Situation 57.8 91.6
Expectations 73.8 94.9
West South Central
Consumer Confidence Index 90.6 86.2
Present Situation 77.9 67.3
Expectations 99.1 98.7
Mountain
Consumer Confidence Index 96.6 105.4
Present Situation 77.4 96.3
Expectations 109.3 111.4
Pacific
Consumer Confidence Index 77.7 84.3
Present Situation 56.9 60.8
Expectations 91.5 100.0
Seasonally unadjusted 3-MONTH AVG.
Index numbers: Aug., Sept., Oct. Percent
U.S. Average, 1985 = 100 2002.0 2003.0 Change *
New England
Consumer Confidence Index 84.7 72.3 -14.6
Present Situation 92.9 53.9 -42.0
Expectations 79.1 84.5 6.8
Middle Atlantic
Consumer Confidence Index 79.8 70.1 -12.2
Present Situation 75.0 54.6 27.1
Expectations 82.9 80.3 -3.1
East North Central
Consumer Confidence Index 86.6 71.8 -17.1
Present Situation 84.2 56.7 -32.7
Expectations 88.3 81.9 -7.2
West North Central
Consumer Confidence Index 88.6 74.5 -15.9
Present 98.3 59.9 -39.0
Expectations 82.2 84.3 2.6
South Atlantic
Consumer Confidence Index 97.6 90.5 -7.3
Present Situation 103.9 83.4 -19.7
Expectations 93.5 95.2 1.9
East South Central
Consumer Confidence Index 93.5 81.8 -12.5
Present Situation 94.2 73.9 -21.6
Expectations 93.1 87.1 -6.4
West South Central
Consumer Confidence Index 93.3 86.3 -7.5
Present Situation 91.7 68.6 -25.3
Expectations 94.3 98.1 4.0
Mountain
Consumer Confidence Index 93.8 96.6 3.0
Present Situation 88.0 81.0 -8.0
Expectations 97.6 107.0 9.6
Pacific
Consumer Confidence Index 91.4 82.5 -9.8
Present Situation 84.1 60.5 -28.1
Expectations 96.3 97.2 0.9
* Percent Change: Average of last three
months shown as compared with
the same period a year ago. Regional
data are not adjusted for seasonal
variation.
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