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Consumer Confidence Soars to Highest in 16 Years Under Trump

03/28/2017 by The Doctor Of Common Sense

Consumer Confidence Soars to Highest in 16 Years Under Trump

Damn it feels good to be a gangsta.

Consumer confidence in March soared to the highest level in more than 16 years, according to data released Tuesday.

The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index leapt to 125.6 in March from 116.1 in February, coming in well ahead of the MarketWatch-compiled consensus of 114.1.

The reading gave a pop to U.S. stocks DJIA, +0.58%  , which turned higher after the report.

Consumer confidence has taken off since the election of President Donald Trump, on the prospect of lower taxes and more infrastructure spending. Confidence has yet to be impacted by Congress’s inability so far to enact the president’s ambitions. The cutoff data for responses was March 16, before Republicans were forced to scrap a vote on repealing and replacing Obamacare.

Both the present situation and the expectations indexes improved in March.

The gains also cut across most regional and income groups. Perhaps not surprisingly, the higher the household income, the higher the consumer confidence reading. Only those with household income below $15,000 are less confident now than they were before the election.

Household income Oct. 2016 March 2017
Under $15,000 73 71.7
$15,000-$24,000 74.5 84.1
$25,000-$34,999 92 107.6
$35,000-$49.999 79.9 113.4
$50,000-$74,999 100.4 135.2
$75,000-$99,999 117.4 145.7
$100,000-$124,999 125.3 149.7
$125,000 and over 132.7 158.9

 

Consumers felt more optimistic about the jobs market. The percentage of consumers stating jobs are “plentiful” rose from 26.9% to 31.7%, while those claiming jobs are “hard to get” decreased from 19.9% to 19.5%.

 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/consumer-confidence-soars-in-march-to-best-reading-in-16-years-2017-03-28

Filed Under: Donald Trump, Economic News and Issues, Economic Recovery Tagged With: Conference Board, consumer confidence, Consumer Confidence Soars to Highest in 16 Years, consumer optimism

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