Ipsos/RBC Consumer Outlook Index: July 2013
The overall RBC Consumer Outlook Index sits at 50.7 (a drop of 1.1 points since last month) and is the second-highest score - following last month's - recorded since December 2007.
- RBC Expectations Index has shown steady growth over the last three months, but shows a small drop this month, declining 1.9 points from 60.7 to 58.8.
- The RBC Jobs Index has been holding fairly steady for the past four months, and this month also shows a slight dip, down 1.6 points to 57.3.
- The RBC Inflation Index has held fairly steady, dropping just 0.4 points from 79.2 to 78.8.
- The RBC Current Conditions Index is also holding steady, declining just 0.3 points from 42.2 to 41.9.
- The RBC Investment Index has also dropped just a small amount, down 0.5 points to 45.2.
These are findings of an Ipsos online poll conducted June 27-28, 2013. For this survey, a national sample of 1,082 adults from Ipsos' U.S. online panel was interviewed online. Weighting then was employed to balance demographics and ensure that the sample's composition reflects that of the U.S. adult population according to Census data and to provide results intended to approximate the sample universe. Statistical margins of error are not applicable to online polls because they are based on samples drawn from opt-in online panels, not on random samples that mirror the population within a statistical probability ratio. All sample surveys and polls may be subject to other sources of error, including, but not limited to coverage error, and measurement error.
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