The worries of the Americans suffer from growing inflation. Accordingly tilt the mood with consumers.
“The Republicans no longer seem to be as optimistic as shortly after the presidential elections, while Democrats continue to obtain the effects of Trump’s economic policy,” said Joanne HSU, head of the survey. “The mood among the Republicans fell for the first time since August and at the Democrats, she continued to deteriorate the lowest level since 2020.” Independent voters have also become more pessimistic.
The university justified the fear of higher inflation caused by rates caused higher inflation. Both the assessment of the current situation and the expectations.
The consumer climate, which was raised by the University of Michigan, fell by 3.3 points to 67.8 points for the previous month, as the University announced on Friday after an initial estimate. This is the lowest level in seven months. Economists had expected 71.8 points.
Consumers expect 4.3 percent inflation
The inflation expectations of consumers rose sharply in the short perspective. In the sight of a year, they climbed from 3.3 percent in the previous month to 4.3 percent. The expectations of the long term increased from 3.2 percent to 3.3 percent.
The indicator of the University of Michigan measures the buying behavior of American consumers. It is based on a telephone survey among around 500 households. The assessment of the financial and economic situation and the associated expectations are requested.
Source: Krone
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