Consumer Confidence Up Sharply as Election Approaches

Consumer Confidence Up Sharply as Election Approaches


Rising consumer confidence is a welcome sign that Americans are looking ahead with hope and seeing greater possibilities for their families and their future. To sustain that momentum, we must triumph in the midterms and elect a GOP Congress committed to those priorities. Confidence is rising. Now we have to turn it into lasting opportunity.

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The numbers are up sharply—after three months in decline.

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Consumer sentiment rose in October, as Americans’ views of present and future business conditions improved, according to a new survey. The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index rose from 84.2 in September to 91.7 this month. Last month’s index, which the Conference Board revised upward from 81.9, marked the metric’s lowest point

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