‘Trump effect’ on economy Consumer confidence at 15 year high
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Date: 31/12/2016

Trump Breaking News Network - ‘Trump effect’ on economy Consumer confidence at 15-year high.

By Paul Wiseman.

WASHINGTON — American consumers are the sunniest they’ve been in more than 15 years, and Donald Trump’s election may be one of the reasons why.

The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index climbed to 113.7 in December, up from 109.4 in November and the highest since it reached 114 in August 2001. It’s another sign consumers are confident in the aftermath of a divisive election campaign.

The index measures consumers’ assessment of current conditions, which dipped from November but was still very positive, and their expectations for the future, which hit a 13-year high.

Lynn Franco, director of economic indicators at the Conference Board, said the “post-election surge in optimism” was strongest among older Americans.

“The election of Donald Trump has raised household expectations for the economy to a very high level,” Stephen Stanley, chief economist at Amherst Pierpont Securities, wrote in a research note. "It remains to be seen whether Trump can deliver,” but the burst in confidence could drive consumer spending higher.

The U.S. economy grew at a 3.5 percent annual pace from July to September, fastest in two years. Unemployment is at a nine-year low of 4.6 percent. Employers have added 180,000 jobs a month this year, down from an average 229,000 in 2015 but still solid.

Economists monitor consumers’ mood closely because their spending accounts for about 70 percent of U.S. economic output.

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