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Updated: 15-May-09 10:10 ET

May Mich Sentiment
Updated: 15-May-09 10:10 ET


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    Key Factors

      Big Picture

      • Sentiment readings are a reflection of a variety of events rather than an accurate tool for forecasting consumer spending.  Gas prices and political events can have an outsized impact on sentiment.  In general, these data are of very little economic value.
      Category MAY APR MAR FEB JAN
      Sentiment 67.9 65.1 57.3 56.3 61.2
        Outlook 69.0 63.1 53.5 50.5 57.8
        Present conditions 66.2 68.3 63.3 65.5 66.5