Saturday, January 6, 2024 / by Richard Eimers
Florida Consumer Sentiment Mixed In Dec.
By Amy Connolly
Although UF’s monthly consumer confidence survey ended the year on a high note, the survey marked its third lowest level since it began in 1985.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Consumer sentiment in Florida inched up for a third consecutive month in December to 69.5, gaining 1.2 points from a revised figure of 68.3 in November. Meanwhile, national consumer sentiment surged by 8.4 points, the University of Florida found in its monthly consumer confidence survey.
The annual average consumer confidence ended 2023 at 67.9 points for the year, marking the third-lowest level on record since the series began tracking consumer confidence in 1985, UF researchers said. The lowest on record was 64.3 in 2022 and the second lowest was 65.6 points in 2008, said Hector H. Sandoval, director of the Economic Analysis Program at UF’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research.
The survey looks at five components that make up the index. December’s survey showed an increase ...
Although UF’s monthly consumer confidence survey ended the year on a high note, the survey marked its third lowest level since it began in 1985.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Consumer sentiment in Florida inched up for a third consecutive month in December to 69.5, gaining 1.2 points from a revised figure of 68.3 in November. Meanwhile, national consumer sentiment surged by 8.4 points, the University of Florida found in its monthly consumer confidence survey.
The annual average consumer confidence ended 2023 at 67.9 points for the year, marking the third-lowest level on record since the series began tracking consumer confidence in 1985, UF researchers said. The lowest on record was 64.3 in 2022 and the second lowest was 65.6 points in 2008, said Hector H. Sandoval, director of the Economic Analysis Program at UF’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research.
The survey looks at five components that make up the index. December’s survey showed an increase ...
