Updated: 23-Dec-25 10:23 ET

December Consumer Confidence

Updated: 23-Dec-25 10:23 ET

Highlights

• The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index dropped to 89.1 in December (Briefing.com consensus 89.0) from an upwardly revised 92.9 (from 88.7) in November.
• In the same period a year ago, the index stood at 109.5.

Key Factors

• The Present Situation Index dropped to 116.8 from 126.3.
• The Expectations Index held steady at 70.7, the eleventh straight reading below 80, which is a level that typically signals recession ahead.

Big Picture

• The key takeaway from the report is that confidence sagged in December due largely to worries about labor market conditions.

Category	DEC	NOV	OCT	SEP	AUG
Conference Board	89.1	92.9	95.5	95.6	97.8
Expectations	70.7	70.7	71.8	74.4	74.7
Present Situation	116.8	126.3	131.2	127.5	132.4
Employment ('plentiful' less 'hard to get')		9.7	10.3	8.7	11.1
1 yr inflation expectations		5.7%	5.7%	5.8%	6.1%