Consumer Confidence: Worst Since ’92

A key measure of consumer confidence dropped in May to the lowest level in 16 years, as Americans grew more concerned about their jobs and more pessimistic about business conditions. The index has now declined for five months in a row.

The Consumer Confidence Index is a weighted average of where consumers feel the economy is right now, and where it is headed – or the Present Situation Index and the Expectations Index.

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