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United States Consumer Confidence
The consumer confidence index for United States surveys households on their assessment of current and future economic conditions. It is a leading indicator of consumer spending and broader activity.
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Why Consumer Confidence matters for USD
Confident consumers are more likely to spend and borrow, supporting near-term GDP growth. A deterioration in confidence often precedes spending weakness by 1–3 months, giving an early signal for the economic outlook.
How to interpret this series
Above-consensus consumer confidence supports the usd as it implies sustained consumer spending and economic momentum. A collapse in confidence may prompt fiscal or monetary stimulus, weighing on the usd.
Historical Consumer Confidence
Source: Conference Board. Cadence: Monthly. Unit: Index (0-100 normalized). Coverage metadata updating.
Recent announcements
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Common questions
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How often is United States Consumer Confidence updated?
Consumer Confidence for United States is released on a monthly schedule by Federal Reserve (or the relevant national statistics agency). FXMacroData ingests each new value within seconds of the official publication and exposes the exact announcement timestamp on every record.
What unit is Consumer Confidence reported in?
The series is published in Index (0-100 normalized). The exact unit is also returned on every API response under the indicator metadata.
Where does FXMacroData source United States Consumer Confidence data?
Data is fetched directly from Federal Reserve or the official national statistics publication for United States. The source URL is preserved on every announcement record so downstream consumers can trace the value back to its primary release.
How do I query Consumer Confidence for United States via the API?
Issue a GET request to /api/v1/announcements/usd/consumer_confidence?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY. The response contains a chronological list of observations with values, release dates, and announcement timestamps. USD announcement data is public; other currencies require a Professional API key.