US UoM Consumer Confidence Index rises to 69 in September vs. 68 expected

• Consumer confidence in the US improved slightly in early September.
• UoM survey showed one-year inflation expectation edged lower to 2.7%.

Consumer confidence in the US improved slightly in early September, with the preliminary University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index edging higher to 69 from 67.9 in August. This reading came in above the market expectation of 68.

The Current Conditions Index rose to 62.9 from 61.3 and the Consumer Expectations Index improved to 73 from 72.1.

The details of the survey showed that the one-year inflation expectation edged lower to 2.7% from 2.8%, while the five-year inflation outlook increased to 3.1% from 3%.

Market reaction

These data failed to trigger a noticeable market reaction. At the time of press, the US Dollar Index was down 0.3% on the day at 100.94.