United States IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index 2001-2018 | Data | Chart

The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index in the United States rose 1.9 percent to 53.6 in May of 2018, beating market forecasts of 51.3. The Six-Month Outlook which is a forward-looking gauge that looks at how consumers feel about the economy's prospects over the next half year went up 3.2 percent to 51.3. Meanwhile, the personal financial outlook sub-index edged up 0.5 percent to 61 and the gauge measuring confidence in federal economic policies increased 2.3 percent to 48.5. Economic Optimism Index in the United States averaged 49.39 from 2001 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 62.90 in March of 2002 and a record low of 35.80 in August of 2011.

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Calendar	GMT		Actual	Previous	Consensus	TEForecast
2018-03-06	03:00 PM	IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism	55.6	56.7	58.2	56.5
2018-04-03	02:00 PM	IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism	52.6	55.6	55.2	54.9
2018-05-08	02:00 PM	IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism	53.6	52.6	51.3	51.5
2018-06-05	02:00 PM	IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism		53.6		53
2018-07-05	02:00 PM	IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism				53.7
2018-08-07	02:00 PM	IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism				53.4

United States Consumer	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Consumer Confidence	98.80	98.80	111.40	51.70	Index Points	[+]
Retail Sales MoM	0.30	0.80	6.70	-3.70	percent	[+]
Retail Sales YoY	4.70	4.90	11.20	-11.50	percent	[+]
Retail Sales Ex Autos	0.30	0.40	2.70	-3.80	percent	[+]
Consumer Spending	12066.82	12035.23	12066.82	1320.40	USD Billion	[+]
Disposable Personal Income	14809.91	14794.74	14809.91	351.90	USD Billion	[+]
Personal Spending	0.40	0.00	2.80	-2.00	percent	[+]
Personal Income	0.30	0.30	4.60	-5.20	percent	[+]
Personal Savings	3.10	3.40	17.00	1.90	percent	[+]
Consumer Credit	11.60	13.60	118.10	-113.40	USD Billion	[+]
Private Sector Credit	9246.46	9199.21	9463.65	39.04	USD Billion	[+]
Bank Lending Rate	4.75	4.58	20.50	2.00	percent	[+]
Economic Optimism Index	53.60	52.60	62.90	35.80		[+]
Redbook Index	3.20	4.90	7.60	-5.80	percent	[+]
Chain Store Sales	4245.00	3594.00	15875.00	3146.00	USD Million	[+]
Gasoline Prices	0.75	0.70	0.99	0.32	USD/Liter	[+]
Households Debt To Gdp	78.50	78.40	98.00	23.80	percent of GDP	[+]
Consumer Confidence Current Conditions	113.20	112.50	121.10	57.50		[+]
Consumer Confidence Economic Expectations	80.20	83.90	108.60	44.20		[+]
Consumer Confidence Price Trends	2.70	2.60	10.40	0.40		[+]

United States IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index

IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index measures Americans' opinions and outlooks on the economy. The index is based on a nationwide survey of 900 adults and evaluates six-month economic outlook, personal financial outlook, confidence in federal economic policies. Reading above 50 indicates optimism, and below 50 indicates pessimism. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United States IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2018.