consumer confidence
noun
: the good feelings that people have about the economy
There is a recent increase in consumer confidence.
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Is consumer confidence overblown?
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Dryden Pence, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The trends have contributed to a slump in consumer confidence, dragging on spending and threatening leaders’ official growth target for this year of around 5%.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2025
Surveys suggest consumer confidence has dipped and auto loan defaults and repossessions are on the rise.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Gas prices affect transportation costs, travel and consumer confidence.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Dryden Pence, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The trends have contributed to a slump in consumer confidence, dragging on spending and threatening leaders’ official growth target for this year of around 5%.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2025
Surveys suggest consumer confidence has dipped and auto loan defaults and repossessions are on the rise.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Gas prices affect transportation costs, travel and consumer confidence.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for consumer confidence
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“Consumer confidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumer%20confidence. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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