2022-09-22 | consumers demographics women
... ve began to expand. Since then, however, it's been driven further down, as high inflation impacts her spending power and the overturning of Roe v. Wade clouds her economic future. No wonder consumer confidence has been falling, even as women return to the workforce." The Ellevest Financial Wellness Survey 2022 gives further insights into women's money mindsets. Highlights from the findings show: Women are prioritizing their financial goals differently than men: There are stark differences between men and women's top financial priorities. The top priority for men? Growing retirement sav...
2022-04-26 12:00:00 | consumers
... rs expect their incomes to increase, up from 15.1%. 13.8% expect their incomes will decrease, virtually unchanged from 13.7%. Source: April 2022Consumer Confidence Survey®The Conference Board ...
2021-09-08 | consumers
... mericans believe they are making real financial progress. However, trends from BMO's Real Financial Progress Index, a quarterly measurement of consumer sentiment about money, point to increases in consumer confidence potentially leading to negative behaviors that could undo consumers' financial progress. These findings are from the latest BMO Real Financial Progress Index, conducted by Ipsos. The national survey sampled adults aged 18+ in the U.S. from July 13 to Aug. 2. Overall, the survey data showed American adults are experiencing steady increases in confidence about their current financi...
2021-06-02 12:00:05 | consumers economy
... e in December. Eighteen groups rose vs. four in May, 12 in April, 20 in March, 16 in February and 13 in January. Source: IBD...
2021-05-27 | spending
... the COVID-19 vaccine. This compares to 24 percent that have not gotten the vaccine, but plan to when able and 29 percent that don’t plan to get vaccinated or are not sure. Source: First Insight...
2021-05-12 12:20:00 | consumer spending
... uch of 2020. While the downturn this time was deeper, the recovery has been six months faster than the recession of 2008-2009. “The SMI’s latest strong reading provides evidence that consumer confidence is building as the pace of vaccinations increase and restrictions are eased across the country,” added Wayne Best. “Signs of economic recovery, additional stimulus payments and optimism that the pandemic is waning are contributing to stronger spending compared to last year and even within recent months." The gains in spending momentum, however, remain uneven. The SMI for cities th...
2021-05-10 14:00:00 | employment
... Statistics Employment Situation report. The technical notes to this series are available on The Conference Board website: http://www.conference-board.org/data/eti.cfm. Source: The Conference Board...
2021-05-04 | consumers
... nce each month and predicts with good reliability monthly changes in sentiment in well-known polls by The Conference Board and the University of Michigan. The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index is based on a survey of 1,200 adults conducted using a network of online panels. The national poll is generally conducted in the first week of the month. Source: IBD/TIPP...
2021-04-27 09:12:22 | consumers economy
... rease in the next six months, up from 15.4 percent in March. Those expecting their incomes to decrease fell to 10.9 percent, down from 12.6 percent. Source: April 2021 Consumer Confidence Survey® ...
... assed generous fiscal relief packages. Africa & The Middle East (A&ME): Consumer confidence in the region dipped slightly in the first quarter of 2021 from the final quarter of 2020, making it one of two regions, along with North America, to see a retreat in overall outlook. There was a significant range of sentiment among countries in the region, with scores ranging from Morocco on one end (70) to Saudi Arabia (125) at the other. The split may relate to exposure to non-oil sources of growth, with Saudi Arabia and the UAE—relatively less dependent upon oil revenues—reporting...
2021-03-31 14:00:00 | pandemic spending
... e pandemic. As 5G networks proliferate, the centrality of mobile will only become more entrenched, and must shape all business decisions in the post-pandemic economy. Source: The Conference Board...
2021-03-30 15:00:00 | consumers
... ase in the next six months, up modestly from 14.8 percent in February. However, 13.3 percent expect their incomes to decrease, up slightly from 12.9 percent last month. Source: The Conference Board...
2021-03-24 12:00:00 | economy employment
... mall and midsize businesses is due to a growing rate of COVID-19 vaccinations and the passage of the latest stimulus package, which will release pent up demand as restrictions lessen and consumer confidence grows. In stark contrast from last quarter, recent improvements in the national economy were reported by 40 percent of all CEOs, up from just 8 percent in Q4 2020, and fears of a worsening economy fell to just 34 percent from last quarter's 76 percent. When asked about prospects for the economy during the year ahead, 68 percent of CEOs expected the economy to continue to improve; a year ...
2021-02-09 | investing
... as their top concern for the months ahead. Notably, however, focus on all three areas was lower in Q4 compared to Q2, in the early months of the COVID-19 crisis. Source: The Conference Board ...
2021-01-13 | global confidence
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2021-01-12 | consumer confidence
... on consumer confidence each month and predicts with good reliability monthly changes in sentiment in well-known polls by The Conference Board and the University of Michigan. The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index is based on a survey of 1,200 adults conducted using a network of online panels. The national poll is generally conducted in the first week of the month. Source: Investors Business Daily...
2021-01-08 | housing
... 7% to 61%. As a result, the net share of those who say their household income is significantly higher than it was 12 months ago decreased 4 percentage points month over month. SOURCE Fannie Mae ...
2021-01-04 | pandemic retirement consumer confidence
... ly 1,200 U.S. residents (35% retirees and 65% workers) who have at least one financial product or service with Principal participated in the study during November 2020. Source: Principal Financial...
2020-12-22 | consumer confidence employment
... percent, while the proportion expecting a decrease declined marginally from 14.5 percent to 14.3 percent. Source: December 2020 Consumer Confidence Survey® The Conference Board / Release #8001 ...
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