Consumer confidence fell in October as inflation takes a toll | CNN Business

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Consumer confidence is falling and red-hot housing prices just lost a lot of momentum as economists debate whether we're really headed for a recession.

The consumer confidence index slumped to 102.5 from a revised 107.8 in September, according to data released Tuesday by the Conference Board. Economists were expecting a reading of 106.5, per estimates from Refinitiv. A reading above 100 signals consumers have an optimistic attitude toward the economy. In February 2020, the consumer confidence index was 132.6.

“There’s a real sense that people could delay purchases, but at the same time, there are going to be some purchases that just cannot be delayed,” said Jason Reed, a finance professor at the University of Notre Dame. “If you think of your wallet share like a pie chart, people are just going to continue to shuffle around what they’re spending on.

 

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