Consumer Confidence in the United States decreased to 58.60 points in August from 61.70 points in July of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Consumer Sentiment - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Gallup's Economic Confidence Index combines the responses of Gallup's Economic Conditions and Economic Outlook measures. Daily results are based on telephone interviews with approximately 1,500 national adults; Margin of error is ±3 percentage points.

This statistic shows the Economic Confidence Index, created by Gallup, on a monthly basis for the ongoing year. The survey is conducted doing weekly telephone interviews among approx. 2,499 adults in the U.S. The graph shows the results for the first update each month to depict an annual trend. The Index is computed by adding the percentage of Americans rating current economic conditions to the percentage saying the economy is (getting better minus getting worse), and then dividing that sum by 2. The Index has a value between null and +100. In December 2017, the U.S. Economic Confidence Index stood at 8.

In December 2024, the Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) of the United States stood at *****. The CCI in the U.S. began to slowly increase over the later half of 2024 after a year of decline. The CCI is an indicator of the confidence of consumers regarding their expected financial situation and their likelihood to spend money in the next 12 months. A CCI value above 100 indicates an increase in consumer confidence and the chance that consumers will spend money on major purchases in the next year. A value below 100 indicates negative economic developments, as consumers are likely to save their money.

United States Consumer Confidence Index data was reported at 86.000 1985=100 in Apr 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 93.900 1985=100 for Mar 2025. United States Consumer Confidence Index data is updated monthly, averaging 98.300 1985=100 from Feb 1967 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 637 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 144.700 1985=100 in May 2000 and a record low of 25.300 1985=100 in Feb 2009. United States Consumer Confidence Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by The Conference Board. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.H049: Consumer Confidence Index. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

Consumer confidence survey in the USA, July, 2025 The most recent value is 61.8 points as of July 2025, an increase compared to the previous value of 60.7 points. Historically, the average for the USA from January 1978 to July 2025 is 84.39 points. The minimum of 50 points was recorded in June 2022, while the maximum of 112 points was reached in January 2000. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

Gallup's Economic Confidence Index is based on the combined responses to two questions, the first asking Americans to rate economic conditions in this country today, and second, whether they think economic conditions in the country as a whole are getting better or getting worse. Results are based on telephone interviews with approximately 3,500 national adults; margin of error is ±2 percentage points.

United States Consumer Confidence: Current Index data was reported at 38.471 Index in Jan 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 38.436 Index for Dec 2022. United States Consumer Confidence: Current Index data is updated monthly, averaging 46.474 Index from Jan 2002 (Median) to Jan 2023, with 253 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 57.063 Index in May 2018 and a record low of 27.208 Index in Mar 2009. United States Consumer Confidence: Current Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ipsos Group S.A.. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.IPSOS: Consumer Confidence Survey.

The Great Recession was a period of economic contraction which came in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis of 2007-2008. The recession was triggered by the collapse of the U.S. housing market and subsequent bankruptcies among Wall Street financial institutions, the most significant of which being the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in September 2008, the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history. These economic convulsions caused consumer confidence, measured by the Consumer Confidence Index (CCI), to drop sharply in 2007 and the beginning of 2008. How does the Consumer Confidence Index work? The CCI measures household's expectation of their future economic situation and, consequently, their likely future spending and savings decisions. A score of 100 in the index would indicate a neutral economic outlook, with consumers neither being optimistic nor pessimistic about the near future. Scores below 100 are then more pessimistic, while scores above 100 indicate optimism about the economy. Consumer confidence can have a self-fulfilling effect on the economy, as when consumers are pessimistic about the economy, they tend to save and postpone spending, contracting aggregate demand and causing the economy to slow down. Conversely, when consumers are optimistic and willing to spend, this can have a reinforcing effect as wages and employment may rise when consumers spend more. CCI and the Great Recession As the reality of the trouble which the U.S. financial sector was in set in over 2007, consumer confidence dropped sharply from being slightly positive, to being deeply pessimistic by the Summer of 2008. While confidence began to slowly rebound up until September 2008, with the panic caused by Lehman's bankruptcy and the freezing of new credit creation, the CCI plummeted once more, reaching its lowest point during the recession in February 2008. The U.S. government stepped in to prevent the bankruptcy of AIG in 2008, promising to do the same for any future possible failures in the financial system. This 'backstopping' policy, whereby the government assured that the economy would not be allowed to fall further into crisis, along with the Federal Reserve's unconventional monetary policies used to restart the economy, contributed to a rebound in consumer confidence in 2009 and 2010. In spite of this, consumers still remained pessimistic about the economy.

Key information about United States Consumer Confidence Growth

• United States Consumer Confidence dropped by 6.2 % in Feb 2025, compared with a decrease of 5.0 % in the previous month.
• US Consumer Confidence: YoY Change is updated monthly, available from Feb 1968 to Feb 2025, averaged at 1.2 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 116.9 % in Dec 1975 and a record low of -66.9 % in Feb 2009.
• In the latest reports, Retail Sales of US grew 1.0 % YoY in May 2023.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Opinion Surveys: Composite Consumer Confidence for United States (USACSCICP02STSAM) from Jan 1960 to Jun 2025 about , and composite.

This dataset provides values for CONSUMER CONFIDENCE ECONOMIC EXPECTATIONS reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

In December 2024, the Business Confidence Index (BCI) of the United States stood at *****. This is a slight decrease from the previous month, confirming a general downward trend that began at the end of 2021. The BCI is an indicator for the confidence of businesses regarding production developments, and the movement of finished goods. A BCI value above *** indicates an increase in business confidence and potential growth in economic activity. A value below *** indicates potential decreases in business performance in the future.

The Consumer Sentiment Index in the United States stood at 64.7 in January 2025, an increase from the previous month. The index is normalized to a value of 100 in December 1964 and based on a monthly survey of consumers, conducted in the continental United States. It consists of about 50 core questions which cover consumers' assessments of their personal financial situation, their buying attitudes and overall economic conditions.

This survey shows the top 10 states in the U.S. with the highest Economic confidence in 2011. The Economic Confidence Index is based on the average differences between Americans' assessments of current conditions and their views of whether the economy is getting better or worse. The Index has a theoretical range of -100 to +100, with negative scores indicating respondents are more negative than positive about the economy. In 2011, the value for District of Columbia was -4, which was the highest score in the United States.

Graph and download economic data for Composite Leading Indicators: Composite Consumer Confidence Amplitude Adjusted for United States from Jan 1960 to Jan 2024 about consumer sentiment, composite, consumer, and USA.

United States Consumer Confidence Score: Future Local Economy: Positive Response data was reported at 24.759 Score in Jan 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 26.538 Score for Dec 2022. United States Consumer Confidence Score: Future Local Economy: Positive Response data is updated monthly, averaging 28.386 Score from Jan 2002 (Median) to Jan 2023, with 253 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 56.000 Score in Feb 2010 and a record low of 16.032 Score in Oct 2011. United States Consumer Confidence Score: Future Local Economy: Positive Response data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ipsos Group S.A.. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.IPSOS: Consumer Confidence Survey.

Consumer Confidence Economic Expectations in the United States decreased to 80.20 in July from 83.90 in June of 2017. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States Consumer Confidence Economic Expectations.

The overall consumer confidence in the economy, based on direct survey results

United States CCI: Mountain data was reported at 84.800 1985=100 in Apr 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 99.700 1985=100 for Mar 2025. United States CCI: Mountain data is updated monthly, averaging 101.200 1985=100 from Jan 1981 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 532 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 152.400 1985=100 in Sep 2018 and a record low of 24.800 1985=100 in Feb 2009. United States CCI: Mountain data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by The Conference Board. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.H049: Consumer Confidence Index. [COVID-19-IMPACT]