CR Index: Conditions Improve Unevenly With Sentiment Strengthening While Spending and Employment Weaken
Financial burdens plague those earning less than $50,000/year YONKERS, NY — February’s Consumer Reports Index, a measure of overall consumer financial health, showed that conditions improved, but gains were uneven. Consumer Sentiment is up; however, employment wavered and retail activity...

CR Index: Consumer Outlook Rises With Improvements in Employment, Sentiment and Stress
Strong Holiday Activity Shows Americans were Willing to Engage and Spend, But for How Long? YONKERS, NY — January’s Consumer Reports Index, a measure of overall consumer financial health, showed that the consumer’s outlook is improving. Sentiment and employment numbers...

CR Index: Holiday Retail Season Starts Strong, Despite Stagnant Consumer Confidence
Personal electronics lead relatively strong holiday season outlook for retailers with consumers, proving they are in the mood to shop YONKERS, NY — December’s Consumer Reports Index, a measure of overall consumer financial health, showed that despite flagging confidence and...

Consumer Reports Index: Financial Mood Grim, Despite Employment Edging Higher
Employment in positive territory for all income groups for first time since 2009 YONKERS, NY — November’s Consumer Reports Index, a measure of overall consumer financial health, showed that as the holiday season approaches, there are some positive signs for...

Consumer Reports Index: Sentiment and Employment Remain Weak, As Holidays Approach
Retail shows hope for the economy, but old woes hamper recovery YONKERS, NY — October’s Consumer Reports Index, a measure of overall consumer financial health, showed some hopeful signs for the economy, but old problems persist. “As we approach the...

Consumer Reports Index: Sentiment Shows Improvement, While Jobs Are Still a Concern
Weak Employment Continues To Impede Economic Recovery YONKERS, NY — September’s Consumer Reports Index, a measure of overall consumer financial health, showed signs that sentiment is improving after plummeting to its lowest level in nearly two years. With the poor...

Consumer Reports Index: Sentiment Plunges To Lowest Level Since December 2009
‘Dispirited’ Consumers Facing Difficulties with Jobs, Weak Finances YONKERS, NY — August’s Consumer Reports Index, a measure of overall consumer sentiment, fell to its lowest level since December 2009 and registered its sharpest drop in two years, as recent events...

Consumer Reports Index: Consumers Cautious With Stagnant Job Market
Consumer sentiment up slightly in July, but remains negative overall YONKERS, NY — Increasing financial troubles for consumers and a weak retail outlook persisted this month. Consumer sentiment remained in negative territory as a stagnant job market is keeping consumers...

Consumer Reports Index Finds Half of Americans Languish While More Affluent Households Flourish
YONKERS, NY — The road to economic recovery has been a vastly different trek for American households earning less than $50,000 per year than it has been for more affluent consumers, according to two years’ worth of data from the...

Consumer Reports Index: Consumers Feel the Pain of Stalling Job Growth and Stumbling Economy Talk
Retail numbers flat in May, but look promising for start of summer YONKERS, NY — Overall consumer sentiment remains in negative territory for the second consecutive month. Fading confidence is just one sign that Americans continue to have economic uncertainty...