The consumer indexes maintained by the University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers improved in the mid-September reading. The Consumer Sentiment Index, which has been stagnating at recession levels since it plunged in March and April, rose surprisingly to 78.9 from 74,.1 in the final August reading. And Senior Economist Richard Curtin reported it was for…
UM Consumer Sentiment Rises Mid-August For a Surprising Reason
