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 deceleration in hiring, uptick in corporate layoffs, still-weak consumer confidence, struggling housing market are all partial offsets to the thriving corporate and capex sector.
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
The slower tourism traffic in Europe and Japan and declining consumer confidence were among key factors in performance, the company said.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Surveys charting consumer confidence continue to register declines, revealing widespread pessimism among households about their financial outlook and the economy as a whole.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
And the Conference Board, a business research group, finds that consumers are still referencing prices and inflation in responses to its monthly survey on consumer confidence.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
The slower tourism traffic in Europe and Japan and declining consumer confidence were among key factors in performance, the company said.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
Surveys charting consumer confidence continue to register declines, revealing widespread pessimism among households about their financial outlook and the economy as a whole.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
And the Conference Board, a business research group, finds that consumers are still referencing prices and inflation in responses to its monthly survey on consumer confidence.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Consumer confidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumer%20confidence. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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