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Consumer Confidence Index — September 2026

Released September 29, 2026 · The Conference Board · full release · charts & history on EconomicsGuru
Consumer Confidence Index fell by 6.7 pts in September 2026 to 81.9. Prior month: 88.6. Prior periods were revised in 6 series — figures below reflect that.
Confidence
81.9
▼ −6.7 pts m/m
Present situation
109.3
▼ −7.9 pts m/m
Expectations
63.6
▼ −5.9 pts m/m

Revision check

REVISIONS DETECTED (6) — since last report. Every change below is calculated on the revised figures.
Labor differential · August 20267.5→4.2▼ −3.3 pts
Jobs 'plentiful' share · August 202627.0%→24.5%▼ −2.5 pp
Jobs 'hard to get' share · August 202619.5%→20.3%▲ +0.8 pp
Present Situation Index · August 2026121.2→117.2▼ −4.0 pts
Expectations Index · August 202668.2→69.5▲ +1.3 pts
Consumer Confidence Index · August 202689.4→88.6▼ −0.8 pts

Key figures

Headline →September 2026August 2026M/M chgM/M %Y/Y chgY/Y %12-period trend
Consumer Confidence IndexREVISED
1985=100
81.988.6▼ −6.7 pts▼ −7.6%▪ ——
 
 
 
Present Situation IndexREVISED109.3117.2▼ −7.9 pts▼ −6.7%▪ ——
 
 
 
Expectations IndexREVISED63.669.5▼ −5.9 pts▼ −8.5%▪ ——
 
 
 
Trend bars show the level over the last 13 periods; the latest period is highlighted.

Full detail

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Full detail — labor differential and expectations →September 2026August 2026M/M chgM/M %Y/Y chgY/Y %
Jobs 'plentiful' shareREVISED23.6%24.5%▼ −0.9 pp—▪ ——
Jobs 'hard to get' shareREVISED21.9%20.3%▲ +1.6 pp—▪ ——
Labor differentialREVISED1.74.2▼ −2.5 pts▼ −59.5%▪ ——
12-month inflation expectations5.1%—▪ ——▪ ——

Sources

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Prepared 2026-09-29 15:32 UTC. Green marks an increase, red a decrease — direction only, not good or bad.