US August 2018 preliminary Michigan indices on 17.08.201
- prior 97.9
- Current conditions 107.8vs 114.4 prior
- Consumer expectations 87.3 vs 87.3 prior
- 1 year inflation outlook 2.9% vs 2.9% prior
- 5 year inflation outlook 2.5% vs 2.40% prior
-Consumer sentiment slipped to its lowest level since last September, with the decline concentrated among households in the bottom third of the income distribution
– Buying conditions for large household durables sank to the lowest level in nearly four years
– Home buying conditions were viewed less favourably in early August than anytime in the past ten years, with home prices judged less favourably than anytime since 2006
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