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United States Consumer Confidence 2026-04-08 11:00 America/New_York: data, chart, and analysis

The 2026-03-31 Consumer Confidence release printed 45.1. The previous reading was 49.68, while the forecast field is 49.62. Traders usually read this release against the recent trend, the Federal Reserve policy bias, and the surprise versus consensus.

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Actual
45.1
Previous
49.68
Forecast
49.62

FXMacroData Blended Forecast

Public release ID
usd_consumer_confidence_2026-04-08

United States Consumer Confidence release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

United States Consumer Confidence chart through 2026-03-31
USD Consumer Confidence readings through 2026-03-31. Latest: 45.1.

Consumer Confidence release read

The 2026-03-31 Consumer Confidence release printed 45.1. The previous reading was 49.68, while the forecast field is 49.62. Traders usually read this release against the recent trend, the Federal Reserve policy bias, and the surprise versus consensus.

The forecast marker for this release is 49.62 from FXMacroData Blended Forecast. Compare it with the actual value to assess the direction and size of the surprise.

The parent Consumer Confidence page shows the full time series for United States. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For USD event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID usd_consumer_confidence_2026-04-08
API announcement ID usd_consumer_confidence_2026-03-31
Release time
2026-04-08 15:00 UTC
Reference period date 2026-03-31
Actual value 45.1
Previous value 49.68
Forecast 49.62 FXMacroData Blended Forecast
Surprise -4.52
Announcement timestamp 1775660400

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full United States Consumer Confidence history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1775660400,
  "announcement_datetime_local": "2026-04-08T11:00:00-04:00",
  "announcement_id": "usd_consumer_confidence_2026-03-31",
  "change_from_previous": -4.579999999999998,
  "date": "2026-03-31",
  "forecast": 49.62,
  "forecast_source_label": "FXMacroData Blended Forecast",
  "observation_id": "usd_consumer_confidence_canonical_level_default_standard_period_2026-03-31",
  "original_unit": "Index (0-100 normalized)",
  "original_val": -9.796,
  "pct_change_from_previous": -9.22,
  "pct_change_mom": -9.22,
  "pct_change_yoy": -8.63,
  "prediction_type": "fxmacrodata",
  "previous_announcement_datetime": 1773068400,
  "previous_date": "2026-02-28",
  "previous_value": 49.68,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1775660400,
      "val": 45.1
    }
  ],
  "val": 45.1
}