Consumer Confidence Index

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• consumer confidence index — ➔ index1 * * * consumer confidence index UK US noun [C] ECONOMICS ► a system that measures the current level of consumer confidence against a fixed standard or the previous level: »Nationally, the consumer confidence index fell to 99.8 in… …   Financial and business terms

• Consumer Confidence Index — The U.S. Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) is an indicator designed to measure consumer confidence, which is defined as the degree of optimism on the state of the economy that consumers are expressing through their activities of savings and… …   Wikipedia

• Consumer Confidence Index — Durchschnitt der Konsumklimaindizes des Conference Board (grün), der University of Michigan (gelb) und der Washington Post (rot) von 2004 bis 2009 Der Consumer Confidence Index (CCI, Index für das Verbrauchervertrauen) misst die Konsumneigung der …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Consumer Confidence Index - CCI — A survey by the Conference Board that measures how optimistic or pessimistic consumers are with respect to the economy in the near future. The idea is that if the consumers are optimistic, they will tend to purchase more goods and services. This… …   Investment dictionary

• Westpac Consumer Confidence Index — An index measuring the level of consumer confidence in Australia. The Westpac consumer confidence index is published by the Westpac group and is used to measure household economic expectations by averaging five different indexes that measure… …   Investment dictionary

• Consumer price index — CPI redirects here. For other uses, see CPI (disambiguation). A consumer price index (CPI) measures changes in the price level of consumer goods and services purchased by households. The CPI, in the United States is defined by the Bureau of Labor …   Wikipedia

• consumer price index — an index of the changes in the cost of goods and services to a typical consumer, based on the costs of the same goods and services at a base period. Abbr.: CPI Also called cost of living index. [1945 50] * * * ▪ economics Introduction… …   Universalium

• Consumer confidence — 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. How confident people feel about stability of their incomes determines their spending …   Wikipedia

• consumer confidence — ➔ confidence * * *    Consumption is a major influence on an economy. The willingness of consumers to spend is closely watched as an indicator of future economic performance. It is measured by an index of consumer confidence. * * * consumer… …   Financial and business terms

• Canadian Index of Consumer Confidence — The Canadian Index of Consumer Confidence (ICC) is an indicator designed to measure consumer confidence, which is defined as the degree of optimism on the state of the economy that consumers are expressing through their activities of savings and… …   Wikipedia

• University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index — seit 1978 Der University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (MCSI, Konsumklimaindex der Universität Michigan) misst die Konsumneigung der Privathaushalte in den USA. Er wird von Thomson Reuters und der University of Michigan veröffe …   Deutsch Wikipedia