Economy • CSI
How Do Americans View The Economy?
Our Consumer Sentiment Index, which is used in our election forecasts. Updated April 16, 2026 at 9:20 AM
The latest
Last update
A release from the Conference Board inched our CSI up to -11.1.
What’s new
- We’re backtesting the CSI as far back as possible for better context.
About the dashboard
How to read it
Positive values indicate confidence and willingness to spend, while negative values reflect consumer concern.
What we combine
- UMich Survey of Consumers CSI (Next Update - 4/24)
- The Conference Board CCI (Next Update - 4/28)
- Gallup Economic Confidence Index (Next Update - Mid April)