Economic sentiment continued to decrease over the past two weeks, with confidence in personal finances leading the drop. The Penta-CivicScience Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) fell 0.3 points to 34.9 in its most recent reading.
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Three of the ESI’s five indicators decreased over the past two weeks. Confidence in personal finances fell 1.9 points to 54.4, its largest decrease since August 2022.
- Confidence in finding a new job fell 1.1 points to 40.4.
- Confidence in making a major purchase rose 0.6 points to 21.9, the highest it’s been since April 2022.
- Confidence in the U.S. economy fell 0.3 points to 35.7.
- Confidence in buying a new home rose 1.2 points to 22.4.
View the entire ESI reading here.
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