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US consumer sentiment unexpectedly fell to the second-lowest level on record and inflation expectations climbed to multi-decade highs amid growing concerns about tariffs. The preliminary May ...

US consumer sentiment unexpectedly declined to the lowest level in eight months in early July as high prices continued to weigh on Americans’ views of their finances and the economy.

US consumer sentiment falls slightly as outlook for inflation worsens Shoppers leave a Target store in midtown Manhattan in New York on Tuesday, March 19, 2024.

U.S. consumer sentiment and Americans' view on the economy both fell more than expected in April, as inflation expectations rose. The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index released ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer sentiment fell in June for the third straight month as Americans took a dimmer view of their own finances and worried about persistent inflation.

The other component of overall consumer sentiment, the expectations index, fell by 9.7 points; while the decline was still substantial, it was not near the record drop of 16.5 in December 1980.

The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index, released Friday in a preliminary version, slipped to 77.9 this month, down from March's figure of 79.4.

The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index, released Friday in a preliminary version, slipped to 77.9 this month, down from March’s figure of 79.4.