- Prior 75.1
- Conditions 97.9 vs 90.0 exp. Prior 88.0
- Expectations 72.7 vs 68.0 exp. Prior 66.8
- 1 year inflation expectations 3.0% vs 2.9% prior
- 5 year 2.8% vs 2.9% prior
The sentiment survey goes from strength to strength with the index at the highest since June.
USD/JPY gets a little lift on the numbers to 102.88.
As we’ve just seen from the Personal income/outlays numbers there may be some disparity between the survey of 500 random Americans and the overall picture.
US Michigan consumer sentiment 06 12 2013