Definitions for: consumer confidence index
consumer confidence index
indicator, published monthly by the Conference Board, of consumers' attitudes and buying intentions. It surveys 5,000 U.S. households using (as of early 2006) 1985 as a base year with an index of 100. Subsequent periods are recorded as a percentage change.
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