Consumer Sentiment Index 69.9
December 22, 2011 – The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan reported that the Consumer Sentiment Index rose to 69.9 in the December 2011 survey, between the 64.1 in November and last December’s 74.5. Importantly, this was the fourth consecutive month that the Sentiment Index increased from its Au- gust low of 55.7. Most of the December gain was in the Expectations Index, which rose to 63.6 in December from 55.4 in November, but still below last December’s 67.5. The Current Conditions Index was 79.6 in December, slightly above the 77.6 in November and below last year’s 85.3.









