The final look at consumer sentiment for February

  • The preliminary reading was 95.7 (final Jan reading was 98.5)
  • Current conditions 111.5 vs 111.2 initially
  • Expectations 86.5 vs 85.7 initially
  • 1-year inflation expectations 2.7% vs 2.8% prelim (2.6% prior)
  • 5-year inflation 2.5% vs 2.5% initially and 2.6% in January

This is another small slice of good news for the US economy.