Economy · Consumers

Consumer Sentiment (University of Michigan)

Consumer sentiment: 51.70 (Aug 2026).
A year earlier: 58.20 (Aug 2025), a change of −11.2%.
Highest in the last 5 years: 79.40 (Mar 2024); lowest: 44.80 (May 2026).

University of Michigan data is copyrighted and reprinted on FRED with permission, so this chart shows the last 5 years, as every third-party series on this site does. The full history is on FRED.

Year	Average	Year close
2022	58.97	59.80
2023	65.35	69.70
2024	72.54	74.00
2025	57.58	52.90
2026	52.16	51.70

Source: FRED UMCSENT (University of Michigan: Consumer Sentiment). Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. University of Michigan: Consumer Sentiment: copyrighted by its owner and reprinted on FRED with permission; retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

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