{"id":25274,"date":"2013-01-09T14:00:51","date_gmt":"2013-01-09T22:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/?p=25274"},"modified":"2014-08-06T07:52:03","modified_gmt":"2014-08-06T14:52:03","slug":"consumer-confidence-expectations-dipped-in-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/09\/consumer-confidence-expectations-dipped-in-december\/","title":{"rendered":"Consumer Confidence: Expectations Dipped in December"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time for another update of our interactive chart of Consumer Confidence.  You can drag the time sliders below the chart to view data going all the way back to 1998.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the data <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conference-board.org\/press\/pressdetail.cfm?pressid=4687\" title=\"The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index\u00ae Declines\">as of December<\/a>:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 600px; height: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/public.tableausoftware.com\/javascripts\/api\/viz_v1.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"tableauPlaceholder\" style=\"width:604px; height:469px;\"><noscript><a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/09\/consumer-confidence-expectations-dipped-in-december\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Consumer Confidence Index\" src=\"http:&#47;&#47;public.tableausoftware.com&#47;static&#47;images&#47;Co&#47;Consumer-Confidence&#47;ConsumerConfidenceIndex&#47;1_rss.png\" style=\"border: none\" \/><\/a><\/noscript><object class=\"tableauViz\" width=\"604\" height=\"469\" style=\"display:none;\"><param name=\"host_url\" value=\"http%3A%2F%2Fpublic.tableausoftware.com%2F\" \/><param name=\"site_root\" value=\"\" \/><param name=\"name\" value=\"Consumer-Confidence&#47;ConsumerConfidenceIndex\" \/><param name=\"tabs\" value=\"no\" \/><param name=\"toolbar\" value=\"yes\" \/><param name=\"static_image\" value=\"http:&#47;&#47;public.tableausoftware.com&#47;static&#47;images&#47;Co&#47;Consumer-Confidence&#47;ConsumerConfidenceIndex&#47;1.png\" \/><param name=\"animate_transition\" value=\"yes\" \/><param name=\"display_static_image\" value=\"yes\" \/><param name=\"display_spinner\" value=\"yes\" \/><param name=\"display_overlay\" value=\"yes\" \/><param name=\"display_count\" value=\"yes\" \/><\/object><\/div>\n<div style=\"width:604px;height:22px;padding:0px 10px 0px 0px;color:black;font:normal 8pt verdana,helvetica,arial,sans-serif;\">\n<div style=\"float:right; padding-right:8px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tableausoftware.com\/public?ref=http:\/\/public.tableausoftware.com\/views\/Consumer-Confidence\/ConsumerConfidenceIndex\" target=\"_blank\">Powered by Tableau<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>At 62.8, the Present Situation Index has gained 211% from its December 2009 low point, but still sits well below 100.  The index is now slightly above the pre-crash low point of 59.7 in September 2003, and at roughly the same place it was in September 2008.  Meanwhile, the expectations index took a dive in December, probably thanks to the &#8220;fiscal cliff&#8221; nonsense that was dominating the media all month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time for another update of our interactive chart of Consumer Confidence. You can drag the time sliders below the chart to view data going all the way back to 1998. 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