The Consumer Sentiment Index in the United States stood at 67.9 in August 2024, a decrease from the previous month. The index is normalized to a value of 100 in December 1964 and based on a monthly survey of consumers, conducted in the continental United States. It consists of about 50 core questions which cover consumers' assessments of their personal financial situation, their buying attitudes and overall economic conditions.
Consumer Sentiment Index in the United States from August 2011 to August 2024
Characteristic
Index (December 1964=100)
Aug '24
67.9
Jul '24
66.4
Jun '24
68.2
May '24
69.1
Apr '24
77.2
Mar '24
79.4
Feb '24
76.9
Jan '24
79
Dec '23
69.7
Nov '23
61.3
Oct '23
63.8
Sep '23
67.9
Aug '23
69.4
Jul '23
71.5
Jun '23
64.2
May '23
59
Apr '23
63.7
Mar '23
62
Feb '23
66.9
Jan '23
64.9
Dec '22
59.7
Nov '22
56.8
Oct '22
59.9
Sep '22
58.6
Aug '22
58.2
Jul '22
51.5
Jun '22
50
May '22
58.4
Apr '22
65.2
Mar '22
59.4
Feb '22
62.8
Jan '22
67.2
Dec '21
70.6
Nov '21
67.4
Oct '21
71.7
Sep '21
72.8
Aug '21
70.3
Jul '21
81.2
Jun '21
85.5
May '21
82.9
Apr '21
88.3
Mar '21
84.9
Feb '21
76.8
Jan '21
79
Dec '20
80.7
Nov '20
76.9
Oct '20
81.8
Sep '20
80.4
Aug '20
74.1
Jul '20
72.5
Jun '20
78.1
May '20
72.3
Apr '20
71.8
Mar '20
89.1
Feb '20
101
Jan '20
99.8
Dec '19
99.3
Nov '19
96.8
Oct '19
95.5
Sep '19
93.2
Aug '19
89.8
Jul '19
98.4
Jun '19
98.2
May '19
100
Apr '19
97.2
Mar '19
98.4
Feb '19
93.8
Jan '19
91.2
Dec '18
98.3
Nov '18
97.5
Oct '18
98.6
Sep '18
100.1
Aug '18
96.2
Jul '18
97.9
Jun '18
98.2
May '18
98
Apr '18
98.8
Mar '18
101.4
Feb '18
99.7
Jan '18
95.7
Dec '17
95.9
Nov '17
98.5
Oct '17
100.7
Sep '17
95.1
Aug '17
96.8
Jul' 17
93.4
Jun '17
95.1
May '17
97.1
Apr '17
97
Mar '17
96.9
Feb '17
96.3
Jan '17
98.5
Dec '16
98.2
Nov '16
93.8
Oct '16
87.2
Sep '16
91.2
Aug '16
89.8
Jul '16
90
Jun '16
93.5
May '16
94.7
Apr '16
89
Mar '16
91
Feb '16
91.7
Jan '16
92
Dec '15
92.6
Nov '15
91.3
Oct '15
90
Sep '15
87.2
Aug '15
91.9
Jul '15
93.1
Jun '15
96.1
May '15
90.7
Apr '15
95.9
Mar '15
93
Feb '15
95.4
Jan '15
98.1
Dec '14
93.6
Nov '14
88.8
Oct '14
86.9
Sep '14
84.6
Aug '14
82.5
July '14
81.8
Jun '14
82.5
May '14
81.9
Apr '14
84.1
Mar '14
80
Feb '14
81.6
Jan '14
81.2
Dec '13
82.5
Nov '13
75.1
Oct '13
73.2
Sep '13
77.5
Aug '13
82.1
Jul '13
85.1
Jun '13
84.1
May '13
84.5
Apr '13
76.4
Mar '13
78.6
Feb '13
77.6
Jan '13
73.8
Dec '12
72.9
Nov '12
82.7
Oct '12
82.6
Sep '12
78.3
Aug '12
74.3
Jul '12
72.3
Jun '12
73.2
May '12
79.3
Apr '12
76.4
Mar '12
76.2
Feb '12
75.3
Jan '12
75
Dec '11
69.9
Nov '11
64.1
Oct '11
60.9
Sept '11
59.4
Aug '11
55.7
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Institute for Social Research. (August 30, 2024). Consumer Sentiment Index in the United States from August 2011 to August 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/216507/monthly-consumer-sentiment-index-for-the-us/
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Institute for Social Research. (2024). Consumer Sentiment Index in the United States from August 2011 to August 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/216507/monthly-consumer-sentiment-index-for-the-us/
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Consumer Sentiment Index in the United States from August 2011 to August 2024 [Graph], Institute for Social Research, August 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/216507/monthly-consumer-sentiment-index-for-the-us/