by Calculated Risk on 7/01/2011 09:55:00 AM

The final June Reuters / University of Michigan consumer sentiment index decreased to 71.5 from the preliminary reading of 71.8. This is down from 74.3 in May.


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In general consumer sentiment is a coincident indicator and is usually impacted by employment (and the unemployment rate) and gasoline prices. However, even with gasoline prices falling, consumer sentiment is mostly moving sideways at a low level.

This was below the consensus forecast of 72.0.