Rasmussen Consumer Index

The Rasmussen Consumer Index, which measures the economic confidence of American consumers on a daily basis, gained a point-and-a-half  31 December 2011  to 78.8.

Just 49 % now have confidence in the stability of the U.S. banking system.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of homeowners shows that 21% now believe their home will be worth more in a year, up seven points from last month and the highest result measured since February 2011. Still, 27% say their home will be worth less in a year’s time, while 51% expect its value to remain about the same.

The Rasmussen Consumer Index and Investor Indexes are derived from nightly telephone surveys of 500 adults and reported on a three-day rolling average basis.

The baseline for the Index was established at 100.0 in October 2001. Readings above 100.0 indicate that confidence is higher than in the baseline month.

The Rasmussen Consumer Index reached its highest level ever at 127.0 on January 6, 2004. The all-time low was reached on March 10, 2009 at 54.7.

The Rasmussen Investor Index reached its highest level ever at 150.9 on January 7, 2004. The lowest level ever measured was 52.5 on March 9, 2009.

      The Rasmussen Index over years

UPDATES

The first Rasmussen Consumer Index of 2013, which measures consumer confidence on a daily basis, rose a point on Thursday to 98.3. Confidence is up half a point from a week ago, up four points from a month ago and up 14 points from three months ago.

Confidence has improved 16 points compared to the start of 2012. During this past year, the Rasmussen Consumer Index reached the highest levels of the past five years. However, it never topped 100, the baseline level of confidence measured in October 2001.