University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index


BRIEF SUMMARY

A consumer confidence index released by the University of Michigan.  This index is used in conjunction with other consumer confidence indices to measure consumer behavior.

UPDATE FREQUENCY

Monthly

The preliminary and final release dates of this index by the University of Michigan can be found in the $LIMHOME/dates/user directory under the filename michsent.rpt.

PATH:

TopLevel-->EconomicIndicators-->USA_Economic-->USA_Actual-->MICHSENT_ACT
TopLevel-->EconomicIndicators-->USA_Economic-->USA_Estimate-->MICHSENT_EST

SYMBOLS

Xmim Symbols

Description

MICHSENT_ACT  The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (actual), preliminary and final monthly numbers 
MICHSENT_EST The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (estimate), preliminary and final monthly numbers