Money: Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) for OCTOBER 2025

Consumer Confidence Index® (CCI) for this month (October, 2025) was released by The Conference Board®:

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Predicted: 95.0

Actual: 94.6

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Previous Month (revised): 95.6

Change from Previous Month: -1.05% (-1.0 point)

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The "predicted" figure is what economists were expecting, while the "actual" is the true or real figure.

From Today's Report:

"...'Consumer confidence moved sideways in October, only declining slightly from its upwardly revised September level,' said Stephanie Guichard, Senior Economist, Global Indicators at The Conference Board. 'Changes to the individual subcomponents were also limited and largely cancelled each other out.

The Present Situation Index regained some strength after September’s drop. Consumers’ view of current business conditions inched upward, while their appraisal of current job availability improved for the first time since December 2024.

On the other hand, all three components of the Expectations Index weakened somewhat. Consumers were a bit more pessimistic about future future job availability and future business conditions while optimism about future income retreated slightly.'

Guichard added: 'Consumers’ write-in responses were led by references to prices and inflation, which continued to be the main topic influencing consumers’ views of the economy.

References to tariffs declined further this month but remained elevated. Mentions of jobs and employment eased somewhat after picking up in September.

The write-in comments remained mostly negative overall, but less so than in previous months. References to US politics were up notably, with the ongoing government shutdown mentioned multiple times as a key concern.'..."

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Every month, The Conference Board sends a questionnaire to 5,000 U.S. households. Survey participants are polled about their feelings regarding the U.S. economy, current and future, and about their own fiscal circumstances. On average, 3,500 participants complete and return the 5-question survey.

The baseline "100" score for the CCI is associated with 1985 survey data.

When consumers feel good about the economy, they tend to do more spending, and vice versa.

Based in New York City, The Conference Board ® is a private, not-for-profit organization with a mission to, "create and disseminate knowledge about management and the marketplace to help businesses strengthen their performance and better serve society."

The CCI is usually released on the last Tuesday of the month.

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