Essays Tagged: "Consumer Confidence Index"
Biological Basis of Fear.
rust in the government (more than 60%), they're hardly behaving confidently. The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index plummeted 14 percent in September and the FBI has received more than three ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
Critical questions for understanding Applied Macroeconomics
ss consumption and its importance to the U.S. economy. What factors influence consumption? How does consumer confidence affect the level of Personal Consumption Expenditures? What is the current level ... What is the current level of Personal Consumption Expenditures in the U.S.? . What is the current consumer confidence index? Do you believe that the consumer will continue to spend at levels shown i ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
Business Cycles and the factors in our market that affect these cycles
business cycle is not completely unpredictable, however. There are certain indicators that can tell consumers where the economy is heading, what the economy is doing right now, or where the economy wa ... economy as well. For instance, after September 11, 2001, certain indicators, such as confidence in consumers may decrease since consumers became fearful. There are certain economic indicators that I ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics
UOP ECO/360 - Economic Forecast for General Motors of America. Overview of General Motors and its rapidly shrinking market share and profits.
in around the United States shows a slippage in recent forecasts (biz.yahoo.com, 2004). Viewing the Consumer Confidence Index for the month of April, 2005, it projects that there has been a decline of ... the month of April, 2005, it projects that there has been a decline of more than six percent by the consumer which consist of sampling approximately 5,000 U.S. households (Conference-board.org, 2005). ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics
Consumer Confidence Surge May Help Lift Economy
SUMMARY The consumer confidence index surged to 117 in March according to data just released by the Conference B ... March according to data just released by the Conference Board. The New York based research group's consumer confidence index is closely watched by the Federal Reserve to help determine the health of ... tick follows 5 months of accelerating declines.Wall Street has been concerned lately that weakening consumer confidence would lead to a further drop in spending therefore hindering any recovery. Nearl ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
Homebuilding: Economic Forecast & Indicators
of 2007 as measured by key economic indicators, such as: the gross domestic product, unemployment, consumer confidence and spending, retail sales, inflation, and personal income. The Gross Domestic P ... Reserve). Businesses added jobs at a rate of 2-1/4%, with unemployment remaining at 4-1/2 percent. Consumer confidence rebounded in August 2007 as gasoline prices receded, resulting in an increase in ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics
Organization/Industry Overview
emand from development companies looking for a large supply of building materials, and from a large consumer group of new homeowners. As a result, a company such as The Home Depot was able to capitali ... every necessary item for home improvement. The company marketed itself to the large do-it-yourself consumer group and created the slogan, "You can do it. We can help."Although The Home Depot is the l ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
Consumer Confidence
1.0 IntroductionConsumer confidence is the perception held by consumers in relation to the state of the economy. Con ... mer confidence shapes the Australian economy, whether in times of hardship, or prosperity. Although consumer confidence is unable to be precisely measured, it remains a cause and product of the state ... remains a cause and product of the state of the economy, making it a valid and reliable indicator. Consumer confidence has various positive and negative affects on the economy, shaping prices, employ ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers