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

The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index in the United States rose to 53.4 in September 2017 from an upwardly revised 52.5 in the previous month and above market expectations of 53.1. It is the highest reading since March. The gauge of the six-month economic outlook rose to 51.1 from 49.9 in August; the personal financial outlook index increased to 62 from 60.2. Meanwhile, the measure of confidence in federal economic policies went down to 47.1 from 47.3. Economic Optimism Index in the United States averaged 49.23 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	TEForecast
2017-07-05	02:20 PM	IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism	50.2	51.3	51.6	51.2
2017-08-08	02:00 PM	IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism	52.2	50.2		50.2
2017-09-07	02:00 PM	IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism	53.4	52.5	53.1	51.6
2017-10-10	02:00 PM	IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism		53.4		51.27
2017-11-07	03:00 PM	IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism				51.08
2017-12-05	03:00 PM	IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism				50.89

United States Consumer	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Consumer Confidence	95.30	96.80	111.40	51.70		[+]
Retail Sales MoM	-0.20	0.30	6.70	-3.70	percent	[+]
Retail Sales YoY	3.20	3.50	11.20	-11.50	percent	[+]
Retail Sales Ex Autos	0.20	0.40	2.70	-3.80	percent	[+]
Consumer Spending	11854.40	11758.00	11854.40	1320.40	USD Billion	[+]
Disposable Personal Income	14410.40	14364.70	14490.10	351.90	USD Billion	[+]
Personal Spending	0.30	0.20	2.80	-2.00	percent	[+]
Personal Income	0.40	0.00	4.60	-5.20	percent	[+]
Personal Savings	3.50	3.80	17.00	1.90	percent	[+]
Consumer Credit	18.50	11.80	118.60	-17.80	USD Billion	[+]
Private Sector Credit	9324.53	9296.10	9324.53	39.04	USD Billion	[+]
Bank Lending Rate	4.25	4.25	20.50	2.00	percent	[+]
Economic Optimism Index	53.40	52.50	62.90	35.80		[+]
Redbook Index	3.60	4.50	7.60	-5.80	percent	[+]
Gasoline Prices	0.63	0.62	0.99	0.32	USD/Liter	[+]
Households Debt To Gdp	79.50	79.40	95.50	23.40	percent of GDP	[+]
Chain Store Sales	4162.00	4514.00	15875.00	3129.00	USD Million	[+]
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 September of 2017.