Consumer confidence drops to lowest level in more than a decade

The Hill - Sep 29, 2026

Consumer confidence dipped in September to its lowest level in a dozen years, the Conference Board reported Tuesday. The board’s consumer confidence index fell to 81.9 last month, down 6.7 points from August. That marked the lowest point for the metric since 2014, when consumer sentiment was rebounding from a low point of less than...

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