The latest biweekly reading of the Penta-CivicScience Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) decreased by 0.1 points from 34.4 to 34.3. This decrease was driven by a decline in confidence in the U.S. economy, which experienced its largest fall since February 2025.
Two of the ESI’s five indicators decreased during this period. Confidence in the overall U.S. economy decreased the most, falling 2.5 points to 34.5.
—Confidence in buying a new home decreased 0.2 points to 25.4.
—Confidence in major purchases increased 0.3 points to 26.6.
—Confidence in finding a new job increased 0.6 points to 32.2.
—Confidence in personal finances increased 1.3 points to 52.8.
View the full reading here. Learn more about the CivicScience Economic Sentiment Index here.
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