consumer confidence
noun
: the good feelings that people have about the economy
There is a recent increase in consumer confidence.
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His announcements of higher tariffs, suspensions and then more tariffs have left companies, investors and consumers stymied over what comes next, hitting consumer confidence.
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Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025
Soft data like consumer confidence survey, polling and jobless claims show signs of economic weakness.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 2 May 2025
Should this translate into weakening consumer confidence and any reduction in discretionary spending, the services industry—particularly historically affordable brands such as McDonald's—could see their sales suffer.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Last Friday, the University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers reported that consumer confidence has sunk to its second-lowest level ever: only the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic saw a lower reading.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025
Soft data like consumer confidence survey, polling and jobless claims show signs of economic weakness.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 2 May 2025
Should this translate into weakening consumer confidence and any reduction in discretionary spending, the services industry—particularly historically affordable brands such as McDonald's—could see their sales suffer.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Last Friday, the University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers reported that consumer confidence has sunk to its second-lowest level ever: only the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic saw a lower reading.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Consumer confidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumer%20confidence. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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