Consumer Sentiment
49.5
· Jun 2026
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1980 Recession · Jan 1980 – Jul 1980
1981-82 Recession · Jul 1981 – Nov 1982
1990-91 Recession · Jul 1990 – Mar 1991
2001 Recession · Mar 2001 – Nov 2001
Global Financial Crisis · Dec 2007 – Jun 2009
COVID-19 Recession · Feb 2020 – Apr 2020
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1990
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49.5
Consumer Sentiment — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
Year
Consumer Sentiment
1978
66.1
1979
61.0
1980
64.5
1981
64.3
1982
71.9
1983
94.2
1984
92.9
1985
93.9
1986
89.1
1987
86.8
1988
91.9
1989
90.5
1990
65.5
1991
68.2
1992
91.0
1993
88.2
1994
95.1
1995
91.0
1996
96.9
1997
102.1
1998
100.5
1999
105.4
2000
98.4
2001
88.8
2002
86.7
2003
92.6
2004
97.1
2005
91.5
2006
91.7
2007
75.5
2008
60.1
2009
72.5
2010
74.5
2011
69.9
2012
72.9
2013
82.5
2014
93.6
2015
92.6
2016
98.2
2017
95.9
2018
98.3
2019
99.3
2020
80.7
2021
70.6
2022
59.8
2023
69.7
2024
74.0
2025
52.9
2026
49.5
Source: FRED · UMCSENT · econscout.com