Consumer Confidence Drops. Will This Affect Holiday Sales?

With the holiday shopping season gearing up, measuring consumer confidence across key economic indicators should be top of mind. Recent stock market upheavals, issues with China’s economy, the talking points of the various GOP and Democratic presidential candidates, and the recent, very positive jobs/unemployment report are just a few factors pulling economic sentiment in different directions […]

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Q1 2014 Economic Sentiment Report is Out; Younger Adults More Confident Consumers

Our partner Hamilton Place Strategies yesterday released the Q1 Economic Sentiment Report, which uses CivicScience to track and segment consumers’ feelings about key economic indicators by age, gender, income, region, and other demographics. Groups showing more confidence include younger persons, those with higher incomes, and those with higher educations. Click here for a more detailed […]

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Consumer Confidence Ends The Year At A Six-Month High

Hamilton Place Strategies and CivicScience reported that the Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) continued to rise in the latter half of December, finishing the year with a two-week moving average of 46.3. This reading is the fifth consecutive rise in the two-week moving average since the government shutdown and brings the ESI back to levels not seen […]

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Consumer Confidence Surges, But Jobs Outlook Still Lags Broader Index

Today, Hamilton Place Strategies and CivicScience reported that the HPS-CivicScience Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) 3-day rolling average rose to 47.6 over the past two weeks, a four-week high. Moreover, the two-week average of the index, which measures U.S. adults’ expectations for the economy going forward, as well as their feelings about current conditions for major […]

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Consumer Confidence Fell Heading Into Black Friday, But Was Up Overall In November

Hamilton Place Strategies and CivicScience reported that the HPS-CivicScience Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) 3-day rolling average fell over the past two weeks from 46.7 to 43.9. The index, which measures U.S. adults’ expectations for the economy going forward, as well as their feelings about current conditions for major purchases, fell during the week leading up […]

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