No matter where you fall on the political spectrum, nobody – and I mean nobody – saw the Donald Trump train coming. Some of the smartest academic, political, and business minds I know are still in complete disbelief. The media is beside itself. The leaders of the Republican Party paraded 16 establishment candidates in front […]
Read More… from The Trump Thing Was Totally Predictable – If We Would Have Just Listened
In partnership with Hamilton Place Strategies, our ESI reports are published every two weeks. The HPS-CivicScience Economic Sentiment Index (“ESI”) is a “living” index that measures U.S. adults’ expectations for the economy going forward, as well as their feelings about current conditions for major purchases. The primary goal of the Index is to accurately measure […]
In the second quarter of 2014, consumer confidence was up… a little… for the year, but still lower than one year prior. As part of CivicScience’s partnership with Hamilton Place Strategies, our latest quarterly report on the Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) was published today. The in-depth report includes these highlights: Summary: The quarterly measure of […]
Read More… from Our Economic Sentiment Quarterly Report is Out (Q2 2014)
Even though overall consumer sentiment about the U.S. economy remains above its 2014 average and is at a similar level from one year ago, a number of areas of our index are showing volatility. The following data is from the Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) that CivicScience produces in partnership with Hamilton Place Strategies, and the […]
U.S. consumers, tracked continuously by the Hamilton Place Strategies-CivicScience living Economic Sentiment Index, over the past two weeks have shown the strongest confidence in the economy so far this year. Highlights of this week’s report: Consumer confidence rose sharply to 47.5 over the past two weeks (though still below its number of one year ago). […]
Read More… from U.S. Economic Confidence at Highest Levels of 2014
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 […]
Read More… from Q1 2014 Economic Sentiment Report is Out; Younger Adults More Confident Consumers
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 […]
Read More… from Consumer Confidence Ends The Year At A Six-Month High
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 […]
Read More… from Consumer Confidence Surges, But Jobs Outlook Still Lags Broader Index
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 […]
Read More… from Consumer Confidence Fell Heading Into Black Friday, But Was Up Overall In November
Find our white paper here and visit our website here. Today, Hamilton Place Strategies (HPS) and CivicScience (CS) announced the launch of the HPS-CS Economic Sentiment Index (ESI), the first ever living index developed to assess consumer economic sentiment. The ESI is distinct in that it is available in real-time and capable of cross-referencing virtually any sub-population using demographic, brand, […]
Read More… from HPS and CivicScience Announce Launch of Living Economic Sentiment Index
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