ES Journal Archive (2009 - 2010)

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500 respondents hold the fate of the day here. One has to wonder how closely guarded the results are of any of these reports given the recent disclosures of insider information being leaked at the highest levels of public companies. Selling or sharing in profit from trading on reports would be a civil and not criminal affair and little deterrent to anyone.


The University of Michigan's Consumer Survey Center questions 500 households each month on their financial conditions and attitudes about the economy. Consumer sentiment is directly related to the strength of consumer spending. Consumer confidence and consumer sentiment are two ways of talking about consumer attitudes. Among economic reports, consumer sentiment refers to the Michigan survey while consumer confidence refers to The Conference Board's survey.
 
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