Monthly Values (%): November '52 - August '20
+/- 1 standard deviation of University of Michigan Survey of Consumer Sentiment figures fall into this range.
40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 '52 '55 '60 '65 '70 '75 '80 '85 '90 '95 '00 '05 '10 '15 '20 86.20 Nov '52 90.70 Feb '53 80.80 Aug '53 80.70 Nov '53 82.00 Feb '54 82.90 May '54 87.00 Nov '54 95.90 Feb '55 99.10 May '55 99.70 Nov '55 98.20 May '56 99.90 Aug '56 100.20 Nov '56 92.90 May '57 83.70 Nov '57 78.50 Feb '58 80.90 May '58 90.80 Nov '58 95.30 May '59 93.80 Nov '59 100.00 Feb '60 93.30 May '60 97.20 Aug '60 90.10 Nov '60 91.60 Feb '61 92.50 May '61 99.20 Aug '61 93.00 Nov '61 99.90 Feb '62 95.40 May '62 91.60 Aug '62 95.00 Nov '62 98.40 Feb '63 91.70 May '63 96.40 Aug '63 94.40 Nov '63 99.50 Feb '64 98.50 May '64 100.60 Aug '64 99.90 Nov '64 102.00 Feb '65 105.40 May '65 103.40 Aug '65 102.90 Nov '65 100.00 Feb '66 95.70 May '66 91.20 Aug '66 88.30 Nov '66 94.10 Feb '67 95.90 May '67 97.00 Aug '67 92.90 Nov '67 97.20 Feb '68 92.40 May '68 92.40 Aug '68 91.70 Nov '68 98.20 Feb '69 91.50 May '69 86.40 Aug '69 79.70 Nov '69 78.10 Feb '70 75.40 May '70 77.60 Aug '70 72.40 Nov '70 78.10 Feb '71 80.20 May '71 82.10 Aug '71 82.00 Nov '71 92.80 Feb '72 88.60 May '72 95.20 Aug '72 90.70 Nov '72 81.90 Feb '73 77.00 May '73 72.00 Aug '73 76.50 Nov '73 61.80 Feb '74 72.10 May '74 64.40 Aug '74 59.50 Nov '74 57.60 Feb '75 72.80 May '75 75.70 Aug '75 75.60 Nov '75 84.60 Feb '76 83.30 May '76 89.70 Aug '76 87.00 Nov '76 87.10 Feb '77 90.20 May '77 89.00 Aug '77 84.40 Nov '77 83.70 Jan '78 84.30 Feb '78 78.80 Mar '78 81.60 Apr '78 82.90 May '78 80.00 Jun '78 82.40 Jul '78 78.40 Aug '78 80.40 Sep '78 79.30 Oct '78 75.00 Nov '78 66.10 Dec '78 72.10 Jan '79 73.90 Feb '79 68.40 Mar '79 66.00 Apr '79 68.10 May '79 65.80 Jun '79 60.40 Jul '79 64.50 Aug '79 66.70 Sep '79 62.10 Oct '79 63.30 Nov '79 61.00 Dec '79 67.00 Jan '80 66.90 Feb '80 56.50 Mar '80 52.70 Apr '80 51.70 May '80 58.70 Jun '80 62.30 Jul '80 67.30 Aug '80 73.70 Sep '80 75.00 Oct '80 76.70 Nov '80 64.50 Dec '80 71.40 Jan '81 66.90 Feb '81 66.50 Mar '81 72.40 Apr '81 76.30 May '81 73.10 Jun '81 74.10 Jul '81 77.20 Aug '81 73.10 Sep '81 70.30 Oct '81 62.50 Nov '81 64.30 Dec '81 71.00 Jan '82 66.50 Feb '82 62.00 Mar '82 65.50 Apr '82 67.50 May '82 65.70 Jun '82 65.40 Jul '82 65.40 Aug '82 69.30 Sep '82 73.40 Oct '82 72.10 Nov '82 71.90 Dec '82 70.40 Jan '83 74.60 Feb '83 80.80 Mar '83 89.10 Apr '83 93.30 May '83 92.20 Jun '83 92.80 Jul '83 90.90 Aug '83 89.90 Sep '83 89.30 Oct '83 91.10 Nov '83 94.20 Dec '83 100.10 Jan '84 97.40 Feb '84 101.00 Mar '84 96.10 Apr '84 98.10 May '84 95.50 Jun '84 96.60 Jul '84 99.10 Aug '84 100.90 Sep '84 96.30 Oct '84 95.70 Nov '84 92.90 Dec '84 96.00 Jan '85 93.70 Feb '85 93.70 Mar '85 94.60 Apr '85 91.80 May '85 96.50 Jun '85 94.00 Jul '85 92.40 Aug '85 92.10 Sep '85 88.40 Oct '85 90.90 Nov '85 93.90 Dec '85 95.60 Jan '86 95.90 Feb '86 95.10 Mar '86 96.20 Apr '86 94.80 May '86 99.30 Jun '86 97.70 Jul '86 94.90 Aug '86 91.90 Sep '86 95.60 Oct '86 91.40 Nov '86 89.10 Dec '86 90.40 Jan '87 90.20 Feb '87 90.80 Mar '87 92.80 Apr '87 91.10 May '87 91.50 Jun '87 93.70 Jul '87 94.40 Aug '87 93.60 Sep '87 89.30 Oct '87 83.10 Nov '87 86.80 Dec '87 90.80 Jan '88 91.60 Feb '88 94.60 Mar '88 91.20 Apr '88 94.80 May '88 94.70 Jun '88 93.40 Jul '88 97.40 Aug '88 97.30 Sep '88 94.10 Oct '88 93.00 Nov '88 91.90 Dec '88 97.90 Jan '89 95.40 Feb '89 94.30 Mar '89 91.50 Apr '89 90.70 May '89 90.60 Jun '89 92.00 Jul '89 89.60 Aug '89 95.80 Sep '89 93.90 Oct '89 90.90 Nov '89 90.50 Dec '89 93.00 Jan '90 89.50 Feb '90 91.30 Mar '90 93.90 Apr '90 90.60 May '90 88.30 Jun '90 88.20 Jul '90 76.40 Aug '90 72.80 Sep '90 63.90 Oct '90 66.00 Nov '90 65.50 Dec '90 66.80 Jan '91 70.40 Feb '91 87.70 Mar '91 81.80 Apr '91 78.30 May '91 82.10 Jun '91 82.90 Jul '91 82.00 Aug '91 83.00 Sep '91 78.30 Oct '91 69.10 Nov '91 68.20 Dec '91 67.50 Jan '92 68.80 Feb '92 76.00 Mar '92 77.20 Apr '92 79.20 May '92 80.40 Jun '92 76.60 Jul '92 76.10 Aug '92 75.60 Sep '92 73.30 Oct '92 85.30 Nov '92 91.00 Dec '92 89.30 Jan '93 86.60 Feb '93 85.90 Mar '93 85.60 Apr '93 80.30 May '93 81.50 Jun '93 77.00 Jul '93 77.30 Aug '93 77.90 Sep '93 82.70 Oct '93 81.20 Nov '93 88.20 Dec '93 94.30 Jan '94 93.20 Feb '94 91.50 Mar '94 92.60 Apr '94 92.80 May '94 91.20 Jun '94 89.00 Jul '94 91.70 Aug '94 91.50 Sep '94 92.70 Oct '94 91.60 Nov '94 95.10 Dec '94 97.60 Jan '95 95.10 Feb '95 90.30 Mar '95 92.50 Apr '95 89.80 May '95 92.70 Jun '95 94.40 Jul '95 96.20 Aug '95 88.90 Sep '95 90.20 Oct '95 88.20 Nov '95 91.00 Dec '95 89.30 Jan '96 88.50 Feb '96 93.70 Mar '96 92.70 Apr '96 89.40 May '96 92.40 Jun '96 94.70 Jul '96 95.30 Aug '96 94.70 Sep '96 96.50 Oct '96 99.20 Nov '96 96.90 Dec '96 97.40 Jan '97 99.70 Feb '97 100.00 Mar '97 101.40 Apr '97 103.20 May '97 104.50 Jun '97 107.10 Jul '97 104.40 Aug '97 106.00 Sep '97 105.60 Oct '97 107.20 Nov '97 102.10 Dec '97 106.60 Jan '98 110.40 Feb '98 106.50 Mar '98 108.70 Apr '98 106.50 May '98 105.60 Jun '98 105.20 Jul '98 104.40 Aug '98 100.90 Sep '98 97.40 Oct '98 102.70 Nov '98 100.50 Dec '98 103.90 Jan '99 108.10 Feb '99 105.70 Mar '99 104.60 Apr '99 106.80 May '99 107.30 Jun '99 106.00 Jul '99 104.50 Aug '99 107.20 Sep '99 103.20 Oct '99 107.20 Nov '99 105.40 Dec '99 112.00 Jan '00 111.30 Feb '00 107.10 Mar '00 109.20 Apr '00 110.70 May '00 106.40 Jun '00 108.30 Jul '00 107.30 Aug '00 106.80 Sep '00 105.80 Oct '00 107.60 Nov '00 98.40 Dec '00 94.70 Jan '01 90.60 Feb '01 91.50 Mar '01 88.40 Apr '01 92.00 May '01 92.60 Jun '01 92.40 Jul '01 91.50 Aug '01 81.80 Sep '01 82.70 Oct '01 83.90 Nov '01 88.80 Dec '01 93.00 Jan '02 90.70 Feb '02 95.70 Mar '02 93.00 Apr '02 96.90 May '02 92.40 Jun '02 88.10 Jul '02 87.60 Aug '02 86.10 Sep '02 80.60 Oct '02 84.20 Nov '02 86.70 Dec '02 82.40 Jan '03 79.90 Feb '03 77.60 Mar '03 86.00 Apr '03 92.10 May '03 89.70 Jun '03 90.90 Jul '03 89.30 Aug '03 87.70 Sep '03 89.60 Oct '03 93.70 Nov '03 92.60 Dec '03 103.80 Jan '04 94.40 Feb '04 95.80 Mar '04 94.20 Apr '04 90.20 May '04 95.60 Jun '04 96.70 Jul '04 95.90 Aug '04 94.20 Sep '04 91.70 Oct '04 92.80 Nov '04 97.10 Dec '04 95.50 Jan '05 94.10 Feb '05 92.60 Mar '05 87.70 Apr '05 86.90 May '05 96.00 Jun '05 96.50 Jul '05 89.10 Aug '05 76.90 Sep '05 74.20 Oct '05 81.60 Nov '05 91.50 Dec '05 91.20 Jan '06 86.70 Feb '06 88.90 Mar '06 87.40 Apr '06 79.10 May '06 84.90 Jun '06 84.70 Jul '06 82.00 Aug '06 85.40 Sep '06 93.60 Oct '06 92.10 Nov '06 91.70 Dec '06 96.90 Jan '07 91.30 Feb '07 88.40 Mar '07 87.10 Apr '07 88.30 May '07 85.30 Jun '07 90.40 Jul '07 83.40 Aug '07 83.40 Sep '07 80.90 Oct '07 76.10 Nov '07 75.50 Dec '07 78.40 Jan '08 70.80 Feb '08 69.50 Mar '08 62.60 Apr '08 59.80 May '08 56.40 Jun '08 61.20 Jul '08 63.00 Aug '08 70.30 Sep '08 57.60 Oct '08 55.30 Nov '08 60.10 Dec '08 61.20 Jan '09 56.30 Feb '09 57.30 Mar '09 65.10 Apr '09 68.70 May '09 70.80 Jun '09 66.00 Jul '09 65.70 Aug '09 73.50 Sep '09 70.60 Oct '09 67.40 Nov '09 72.50 Dec '09 74.40 Jan '10 73.60 Feb '10 73.60 Mar '10 72.20 Apr '10 73.60 May '10 76.00 Jun '10 67.80 Jul '10 68.90 Aug '10 68.20 Sep '10 67.70 Oct '10 71.60 Nov '10 74.50 Dec '10 74.20 Jan '11 77.50 Feb '11 67.50 Mar '11 69.80 Apr '11 74.30 May '11 71.50 Jun '11 63.70 Jul '11 55.80 Aug '11 59.50 Sep '11 60.80 Oct '11 63.70 Nov '11 69.90 Dec '11 75.00 Jan '12 75.30 Feb '12 76.20 Mar '12 76.40 Apr '12 79.30 May '12 73.20 Jun '12 72.30 Jul '12 74.30 Aug '12 78.30 Sep '12 82.60 Oct '12 82.70 Nov '12 72.90 Dec '12 73.80 Jan '13 77.60 Feb '13 78.60 Mar '13 76.40 Apr '13 84.50 May '13 84.10 Jun '13 85.10 Jul '13 82.10 Aug '13 77.50 Sep '13 73.20 Oct '13 75.10 Nov '13 82.50 Dec '13 81.20 Jan '14 81.60 Feb '14 80.00 Mar '14 84.10 Apr '14 81.90 May '14 82.50 Jun '14 81.80 Jul '14 82.50 Aug '14 84.60 Sep '14 86.90 Oct '14 88.80 Nov '14 93.60 Dec '14 98.10 Jan '15 95.40 Feb '15 93.00 Mar '15 95.90 Apr '15 90.70 May '15 96.10 Jun '15 93.10 Jul '15 91.90 Aug '15 87.20 Sep '15 90.00 Oct '15 91.30 Nov '15 92.60 Dec '15 92.00 Jan '16 91.70 Feb '16 91.00 Mar '16 89.00 Apr '16 94.70 May '16 93.50 Jun '16 90.00 Jul '16 89.80 Aug '16 91.20 Sep '16 87.20 Oct '16 93.80 Nov '16 98.20 Dec '16 98.50 Jan '17 96.30 Feb '17 96.90 Mar '17 97.00 Apr '17 97.10 May '17 95.00 Jun '17 93.40 Jul '17 96.80 Aug '17 95.10 Sep '17 100.70 Oct '17 98.50 Nov '17 95.90 Dec '17 95.70 Jan '18 99.70 Feb '18 101.40 Mar '18 98.80 Apr '18 98.00 May '18 98.20 Jun '18 97.90 Jul '18 96.20 Aug '18 100.10 Sep '18 98.60 Oct '18 97.50 Nov '18 98.30 Dec '18 91.20 Jan '19 93.80 Feb '19 98.40 Mar '19 97.20 Apr '19 100.00 May '19 98.20 Jun '19 98.40 Jul '19 89.80 Aug '19 93.20 Sep '19 95.50 Oct '19 96.80 Nov '19 99.30 Dec '19 99.80 Jan '20 101.00 Feb '20 89.10 Mar '20 71.80 Apr '20 72.30 May '20 78.10 Jun '20 72.50 Jul '20 74.10 Aug '20 74.10
Data represent historical month end values
Frequently Asked Questions
What is it?
The University of Michigan Survey of Consumer Sentiment Index is an economic indicator which measures the degree of optimism that consumers feel about the overall state of the economy and their personal financial situation.
Why is it important?
How confident people feel about stability of their incomes affect their economic decisions, such as spending activity, and therefore serves as one of the key indicators for the overall shape of the economy.
How do we interpret it?
Rising value levels indicate improving consumer confidence. Decreasing value levels indicate the opposite.
Typical historical range
As of December 31, 2019, +/- 1 standard deviation* of historical month-end values have ranged from 74.34% to 98.99% .1
