Economic Update
Consumer

Current economic conditions (UMich)

The part of the sentiment survey about right now: household finances today and whether it's a good time to buy big-ticket items.

50.9

Sep 2026 · index

−1.9%vs Aug−15.7%vs a year agoNo new data since last update
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This is proprietary data (University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers). We report the latest headline figure; see the publisher for the full series.

Source: University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers