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30.04.2024

U.S. consumer confidence decreases sharply in April

The Conference Board reported on Tuesday its U.S. consumer confidence index plunged 6.1 points to 97.0 in April from a downwardly revised 103.1 (from 104.7) in March. This was the lowest reading since July 2022.

Economists had forecast the consumer confidence index to come in at 104.0.

The details of the survey revealed that the April decline in the headline index was driven by decreases in both the present situation index (-3.9 points to 142.9 this month) and the expectations index (-7.6 points to 66.4).

Commenting on the results of the last survey, Dana M. Peterson, Chief Economist at The Conference Board, noted that consumers became less positive about the current labour market situation and more concerned about future business conditions, job availability, and income. She added that April's write-in responses revealed that elevated price levels, especially for food and gas, dominated consumer's concerns, with politics and global conflicts as distant runners-up.

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