Conference Board Consumer Confidence (Feb.)

The decline in the Conference Board measure of confidence to an eight-month low of 92.2 in February, from 97.8 suggests that the financial market turmoil earlier in the month is beginning to weigh more heavily on consumer confidence. Nevertheless, healthy labour market conditions and solid income gains should push consumer confidence higher again once financial conditions stabilise.

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