consumer confidence
noun
: the good feelings that people have about the economy
There is a recent increase in consumer confidence.
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The stock was down roughly 6% on Tuesday following the latest economic data showing that consumer confidence for September declined to its lowest levels since April.
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Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Likewise the Conference Board’s consumer confidence barometer for September will be released tomorrow, but was already showing the beginning of a dip in August.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Another index of consumer sentiment, measured daily by Morning Consult, shows that middle-class consumer confidence fell off a cliff this summer.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Slowing growth and a prolonged property crisis have eroded consumer confidence, keeping prices stubbornly low.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Likewise the Conference Board’s consumer confidence barometer for September will be released tomorrow, but was already showing the beginning of a dip in August.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Another index of consumer sentiment, measured daily by Morning Consult, shows that middle-class consumer confidence fell off a cliff this summer.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Slowing growth and a prolonged property crisis have eroded consumer confidence, keeping prices stubbornly low.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for consumer confidence
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“Consumer confidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumer%20confidence. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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