California’s consumer confidence rose 2% from June. The index has dropped in 7 of 9 months since Trump’s election.

In August, U.S. consumer confidence fell by 5%, marking its first decline in four months. This drop, driven by inflation ...

Consumer confidence is at its strongest level since Christmas, despite rising inflation , a deteriorating jobs market and ...

But after Trump first won the White House, California consumer confidence rose 19% in the same time frame. It’s likely not the “what” but the “how” in play.

Meanwhile, California’s view of current conditions soured in July. The “present situation” slice of the confidence index was off 4% for the month and is down 16% from October.

Nationally nervous It’s not simply a California quirk. U.S. consumers are anxious, too. The same math shows national confidence is off 11% since October, yet it rose 17% post-election, eight ...

My trusty spreadsheet reviewed the Conference Board’s consumer confidence index for California for the three months ending in October 2024, just before Trump won his second term, and the three months ...