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C6 · FELT MOOD

University of Michigan consumer sentiment

49.80
STALE ROBUST DRS 95 monthly as of 2026-04-01

This tile is stale: the value shown is the last one the source published, never a fabricated current number.

The full history

1952 high 112.00 · low 49.80 · now 49.80 · 11 recessions shaded 2026

How it is read

What it measures
felt mood
Confidence
ROBUST : a primary official series, mechanically reported.
Reliability (DRS)
DRS 95

Where it comes from

FRED ↗ Every number on this site is reproducible from this primary source.

What it read at past stress points

Lehman, Sep 2008 70.30 ◆ WATCH
Q4-2018 selloff 98.30 · CALM
Curve inversion, Aug 2019 89.80 · CALM
COVID crash, Mar 2020 89.10 · CALM

Questions it helps answer

  • The Mood : How does it feel out there, and does the feeling match?