US Consumer Confidence Edged Up Again in April
Confidence Inched Higher Despite Spiking Prices Amid Middle East Turmoil NEW YORK , April 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index ® edged up by 0.6 points to 92.8 (1985=100) in April, from 92.2 in March's upwardly revised reading. The Present Situation Index —based on consumers' assessment of current business and labor market conditions—retreated by 0.3 points to 123.8. The Expectations Index —based on consumers' short-term outlook for income, business, and labor market conditions—rose by 1.2 points to 72.2. The survey period for this month's preliminary results was April 1–22, a period that included the temporary two-week ceasefire in the Middle East conflict beginning April 8 and the subsequent rebound in US equities. "Consumer confidence edged up in April
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Confidence Inched Higher Despite Spiking Prices Amid Middle East Turmoil NEW YORK , April 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index ® edged up by 0.6 points to 92.8 (1985=100) in April, from 92.2 in March's upwardly revised reading. The Present Situation Index —based on consumers' assessment of current business and labor market conditions—retreated by 0.3 points to 123.8. The Expectations Index —based on consumers' short-term outlook for income, business, and labor market conditions—rose by 1.2 points to 72.2. The survey period for this month's preliminary results was April 1–22, a period that included the temporary two-week ceasefire in the Middle East conflict beginning April 8 and the subsequent rebound in US equities. "Consumer confidence edged up in April
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