US Primary Consumer Sentiment Index - September 2016
The US Primary Consumer Sentiment (“Consumer Confidence”) Index (“PCSI”) as measured by the Thomson Reuters/Ipsos PCSI for September, 2016 is down 1.1 percentage points over last month.
The monthly PCSI result is driven by the aggregation of the four, weighted, sub-Indices: the PCSI Employment Confidence (“Jobs”) Sub- Index which is down 0.5 points; the PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index which is down 0.8 points; the PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index which is down 1.3 points; and the PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index which is down 1.5 percentage points over last month.
The US Primary Consumer Sentiment (“Consumer Confidence”) Index (“PCSI”) as measured by the Thomson Reuters/Ipsos PCSI for September,2016 is down 1.1 percentage points over last month. The monthly PCSI result is driven by the aggregation of the four, weighted, sub-Indices noted below.
- “Current Conditions” = perceived current personal financial conditions. The US PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index for September 2016 is down 1.5 percentage points over last month.
- “Expectations” = perceived Economic Expectations combining both personal and community economic outlook. The US PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index for September 2016 is down 0.8 percentage points over last month.
- “Investment” = perceived investment climate. The US PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index for September 2016 is down 1.3 percentage points over last month.
- “Jobs” = current job security, outlook on job security and retrospective on job security. The US PCSI Employment Confidence (“Jobs”) Sub-Index for September 2016 is down 0.5 percentage points over last month.
