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23. Consumer confidence (Conference Board) went down again, it was reported today

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 11:56 AM

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Here's just a couple of excerpts

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/consumer-confidence-slides-december-lowest-151443095.html

Consumer confidence slides in December to lowest level since US tariffs rolled out in April, AP, 12/23/25

. . . The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index fell 3.8 points to 89.1 in December from November’s upwardly revised reading of 92.9. That is close to the 85.7 reading from April,

. . . Consumers’ assessments of their current economic situation tumbled 9.5 points to 116.8.

From the source:
https://www.conference-board.org/topics/consumer-confidence/

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