United States IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index 2001-2017 | Data | Chart

The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index fell to 50.2 in July of 2017, from 51.3 in the previous month and below market expectations of 51.6. It was the lowest reading since September of 2016, as confidence fell following the failure of an ObamaCare replacement bill and growing questions about how well Congress and Trump were working together. The six-month economic outlook decreased 2.8 percent to 48.4 and the confidence in federal economic policies dropped 3.2 percent to 42.2. In contrast, the personal financial outlook went up by 2.8 points to 60. Economic Optimism Index in the United States averaged 49.18 from 2001 until 2017, 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	Forecast
2017-05-09	02:00 PM	May	51.3	51.7	52.3	53.3
2017-06-08	02:00 PM	Jun	51.3	51.3	51.6	50.9
2017-07-05	02:20 PM	Jul	50.2	51.3	51.6	51.2
2017-08-08	02:00 PM	Aug		50.2		50.17
2017-09-05	02:00 PM	Sep				50.09
2017-10-10	02:00 PM	Oct				50.02

United States Consumer	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Consumer Confidence	93.10	95.10	111.40	51.70		[+]
Retail Sales MoM	-0.20	-0.10	6.70	-3.70	percent	[+]
Retail Sales YoY	2.80	3.80	11.20	-11.50	percent	[+]
Retail Sales Ex Autos	-0.20	-0.30	2.70	-3.80	percent	[+]
Consumer Spending	11701.30	11669.80	11701.30	1320.40	USD Billion	[+]
Disposable Personal Income	14490.10	14432.50	14490.10	351.90	USD Billion	[+]
Personal Spending	0.10	0.40	2.80	-2.00	percent	[+]
Personal Income	0.40	0.30	4.60	-5.20	percent	[+]
Personal Savings	5.50	5.30	17.00	1.90	percent	[+]
Consumer Credit	18.40	12.90	118.60	-17.80	USD Billion	[+]
Private Sector Credit	9220.64	9177.64	9220.64	39.04	USD Billion	[+]
Bank Lending Rate	4.13	4.00	20.50	2.00	percent	[+]
Economic Optimism Index	50.20	51.30	62.90	35.80		[+]
Redbook Index	2.40	2.70	7.60	-5.80	percent	[+]
Gasoline Prices	0.60	0.63	0.99	0.32	USD/Liter	[+]
Households Debt To Gdp	79.50	79.40	95.50	23.40	percent of GDP	[+]
Chain Store Sales	4254.00	4223.00	15875.00	3129.00	USD Million	[+]

United States IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index Notes

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 July of 2017.