US consumer sentiment plummets to second-lowest level on records going back to 1952: University of Michigan survey

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A recent survey found that people expect inflation to worsen and that consumer sentiment is down 11 percent in the last month.

University of Michigan survey marks rapidly declining consumer sentiment • Oklahoma Voice

Checkout lines at Target are pictured. (Photo by Max Nesterak/States Newsroom)Consumer sentiment fell more than 10% in the last month, and according to the University of Michigan’s latest national consumer survey, it’s the fourth straight month of decline. “Sentiment has now lost more than 30% since December 2024 amid growing worries about trade war developments that have oscillated over the course of the year. Consumers report multiple warning …

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University of Michigan survey marks rapidly declining consumer sentiment

Consumer sentiment fell more than 10% in the last month, and according to the University of Michigan’s latest consumer survey, it’s the fourth straight month of decline. “Sentiment has now lost more than 30% since December 2024 amid growing worries…

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Consumer sentiment in the United States continued its sharp plunge this month under President Donald Trump as Americans grew increasingly concerned about the prospect of a job-destroying recession in the near future—fears fueled in large part by the administration's erratic tariff policies.The University of Michigan's Surveys of Consumers, released Friday, found that U.S. consumer sentiment plunged 11 percent at the start of April compared to la…

Consumer sentiment plummets, inflation expectations soar amid trade war

“There’s been a sharp decline in consumer sentiment, and business sentiment measures have weakened too,” New York Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams said.