News Number of the Day Consumer Attitudes Emerge From Pandemic Sunny-Side Up Number of the Day: The most relevant or interesting figure in personal finance By Diccon Hyatt Updated on June 29, 2021 Fact checked by Julianne Slovak Photo: The Balance That's how many months it’s been since consumers felt this optimistic and ready to spend, as measured by The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index released Tuesday. The monthly survey of consumers’ attitudes on current business conditions, the labor market, their own financial prospects, and other measures of consumer confidence showed Americans were feeling good about the economy and their own fortunes—and planning to buy houses, cars, and appliances, and to go on vacation. Overall consumer confidence was still slightly below its level of February 2020, immediately before the pandemic hit, but it was higher than in June of 2019. The report was sunnier than economists had expected, and boded well for future growth. “Confidence is not a perfect indicator of plans to spend,” wrote Jennifer Lee, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets, in a commentary. “But it is certainly a good thing to have highly confident consumers.” Have a question, comment, or story to share? You can reach Diccon at dhyatt@thebalance.com Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit Sources The Balance uses only high-quality sources, including peer-reviewed studies, to support the facts within our articles. Read our editorial process to learn more about how we fact-check and keep our content accurate, reliable, and trustworthy. The Conference Board. “Consumer Confidence Index®.”