A dataset containing the average monthly sentiment of U.S. consumers

Usage,
umcsent

Format

A dataframe where each row represents a month and 2 variables:

date

date the survey was collected

value

index of consumer sentiment

Details

The Index of Consumer Expectations, published by the University of Michigan, focuses on three areas: how consumers view prospects for their own financial situation, how they view prospects for the general economy over the near term, and their view of prospects for the economy over the long term.