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United States Consumer Confidence Estimated 2024-05-08 11:00 America/New_York: data, chart, and analysis

United States Consumer Confidence came in at 54.09 on May 8, 2024, compared with 54.8 previously. See the full release history, chart, Federal Reserve context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
54.09
Previous
54.8
Forecast
--
Reference period
2024-04-30

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United States Consumer Confidence release chart

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

United States Consumer Confidence chart through 2024-04-30
USD Consumer Confidence readings through 2024-04-30. Latest: 54.09.

Consumer Confidence release read

United States Consumer Confidence came in at 54.09 on May 8, 2024, compared with 54.8 previously. See the full release history, chart, Federal Reserve context, and API access for this series.

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_2024-05-08
API announcement ID usd_consumer_confidence_2024-04-30
Release time
Estimated 2024-05-08 15:00 UTC
Reference period date 2024-04-30
Actual value 54.09
Previous value 54.8
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1715180400

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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Newer release

Estimated 2024-06-10 11:00 America/New_York · 55.51

Older release

Estimated 2024-04-08 11:00 America/New_York · 54.8

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Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for United States Consumer Confidence.

What did United States Consumer Confidence come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

United States Consumer Confidence was 54.09 Index (0-100 normalized) in April 2024. The previous reading was 54.8 Index (0-100 normalized).

When was this United States Consumer Confidence release published?

The publication time is estimated for May 8, 2024 at 11:00 America/New_York. The publication time is derived from the lag measured on this series' confirmed releases and the record carries the release_time_assumed flag.

When is the next United States Consumer Confidence release?

The next United States Consumer Confidence release is scheduled for Nov 9, 2026.

What is the official source for United States Consumer Confidence?

Federal Reserve Bank of New York publishes the official Consumer Confidence series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1715180400,
  "announcement_id": "usd_consumer_confidence_2024-04-30",
  "capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
  "date": "2024-04-30",
  "observed_at_ns": 1789365184102082300,
  "original_unit": "Balance",
  "original_val": 8.176,
  "previous_value": 54.8,
  "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
  "publication_time_status": "assumed_historical",
  "release_time_assumed": true,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1715180400,
      "val": 54.09
    },
    {
      "capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1715266800,
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1789365184102082300,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "assumed_historical",
      "val": 54.09,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    },
    {
      "capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": null,
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1789365184102082300,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "unknown",
      "val": 54.09,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    },
    {
      "capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1715266800,
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1791244215481934100,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "assumed_historical",
      "val": 54.09,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    }
  ],
  "val": 54.09,
  "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}