consumer confidence
noun
: the good feelings that people have about the economy
There is a recent increase in consumer confidence.
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Private-sector governance models for agentic deployment will be critical to building consumer confidence and ensuring safe, accountable integration into the workplace.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 2 May 2026
California consumer confidence, for example, hit a five-year low last year.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 2 May 2026
Despite the toll of higher energy prices, consumer confidence rose slightly in April.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
And while unemployment is low and the stock market is high, consumer confidence is down in the dumps, and the latest Fox News poll finds Democrats have the edge over Republicans on economic issues for the first time since 2010.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 27 Apr. 2026
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 2 May 2026
California consumer confidence, for example, hit a five-year low last year.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 2 May 2026
Despite the toll of higher energy prices, consumer confidence rose slightly in April.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
And while unemployment is low and the stock market is high, consumer confidence is down in the dumps, and the latest Fox News poll finds Democrats have the edge over Republicans on economic issues for the first time since 2010.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Consumer confidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumer%20confidence. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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