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Economic Data Brief |
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Consumer sentiment
Consumer Confidence Index — October 2026
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| Consumer Confidence Index rose by 7.5 pts in October 2026 to 91.7, −3.8 pts from a year ago. Prior month: 84.2. Prior periods were revised in 7 series — figures below reflect that. | |
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Confidence
91.7
▲ +7.5 pts m/m
· −3.8 pts y/y
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Present situation
120.4
▲ +8.6 pts m/m
· −10.8 pts y/y
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Expectations
72.6
▲ +6.9 pts m/m
· +0.8 pts y/y
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Revision check| REVISIONS DETECTED (7) — since last report. Every change below is calculated on the revised figures. | | Labor differential · September 2026 | 1.7 | → | 2.9 | ▲ +1.2 pts | | 12-month inflation expectations · September 2026 | 5.1% | → | 6.1% | ▲ +1.0 pp | | Expectations Index · September 2026 | 63.6 | → | 65.7 | ▲ +2.1 pts | | Jobs 'plentiful' share · September 2026 | 23.6% | → | 24.3% | ▲ +0.7 pp | | Consumer Confidence Index · September 2026 | 81.9 | → | 84.2 | ▲ +2.3 pts | | Present Situation Index · September 2026 | 109.3 | → | 111.8 | ▲ +2.5 pts | | Jobs 'hard to get' share · September 2026 | 21.9% | → | 21.4% | ▼ −0.5 pp |
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Key figures| Headline → | October 2026 | September 2026 | M/M chg | M/M % | Y/Y chg | Y/Y % | 12-period trend |
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| Consumer Confidence IndexREVISED 1985=100 | 91.7 | 84.2 | ▲ +7.5 pts | ▲ +8.9% | ▼ −3.8 pts | ▼ −4.0% | | | Present Situation IndexREVISED | 120.4 | 111.8 | ▲ +8.6 pts | ▲ +7.7% | ▼ −10.8 pts | ▼ −8.2% | | | Expectations IndexREVISED | 72.6 | 65.7 | ▲ +6.9 pts | ▲ +10.5% | ▲ +0.8 pts | ▲ +1.1% | | | Trend bars show the level over the last 13 periods; the latest period is highlighted. |
What stood out- The 7.7% monthly gain in Present Situation Index is the biggest since October 2024.
- The 8.9% monthly gain in Consumer Confidence Index is the biggest since May 2025.
- The 10.5% monthly gain in Expectations Index is the biggest since May 2025.
Full detailShow every category and subcategory| Full detail — labor differential and expectations → | October 2026 | September 2026 | M/M chg | M/M % | Y/Y chg | Y/Y % |
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| Jobs 'plentiful' shareREVISED | 26.7% | 24.3% | ▲ +2.4 pp | — | ▪ — | — | | Jobs 'hard to get' shareREVISED | 21.4% | 21.4% | ▪ 0.0 pp | — | ▪ — | — | | Labor differentialREVISED | 5.3 | 2.9 | ▲ +2.4 pts | ▲ +82.8% | ▪ — | — | | 12-month inflation expectationsREVISED | 5.8% | 6.1% | ▼ −0.3 pp | — | ▪ — | — |
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Economic Impact Group, LLC
Economic research for developing communities
Prepared 2026-10-27 14:51 UTC. Green marks an
increase, red a decrease — direction only, not good or bad.
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