The Consumer as Forecaster

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Consumer confidence, particularly consumer expectations for the short-term future, has proven to be a leading economic indicator. Over the past 15 years it has foretold all major business cycles signaling both the contraction and recovery phases. The buying plans component of the survey program, however, has not demonstrated a consistently convincing forecasting capacity.

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