Die US-Verbraucherstimmung Uni Michigan (1.Veröffentlichung für August) ist mit 95,3 schwächer ausgefallen als erwartet (Prognose war 98,1; Vormonat war 97,9). Das ist der schwäcjhste Wert seit September 2017! Die Konsumten frustriert über Preissteigerungen, die viele Produkte für sie unerschwinglich machen (siehe unten!)
Die Einschätzung der aktuellen Lage liegt bei 107,8 (Vormonat war 114,7) – eine deutliche Verschlechterung zum Vormonat!
Die Konjunkturerwartung liegt bei 87,3 (Vormonat war 87,3).
Dazu schreibt Richard Curtin, der die Umfrage als Chefvolkswirt verantwortet:
„Consumer sentiment slipped to its lowest level since last September, with the decline concentrated among households in the bottom third of the income distribution. The dominating weakness reflected much less favorable assessments of buying conditions, mainly due to less favorable perceptions of market prices. Buying conditions for large household durables sank to the lowest level in nearly four years. When asked to explain their views, consumers voiced the least favorable views on pricing for household durables in nearly ten years, since October 2008. Vehicle buying conditions were viewed less favorably in August than anytime in the last four years, with vehicle prices being judged less favorably than anytime since the close of 1984. Home buying conditions were viewed less favorably in early August than anytime in the past ten years, with home prices judged less favorably than anytime since 2006 (see the chart). These are extraordinary shifts in price perceptions given that consumers anticipate an inflation rate in the year ahead of 2.9% in early August, unchanged from last month. The data suggest that consumers have become much more sensitive to even relatively low inflation rates than in past decades. As is usual at this stage in the business cycle, some price resistance has been neutralized by rising wages, although the falloff in favorable price perceptions has been much larger than ever before recorded. Overall, the data indicate that consumers have little tolerance for overshooting inflation targets, and to the benefit of the Fed, interest rates now play a more decisive role in purchase decisions.“
Freizeitpark in einer Mall in Minnesota; Foto: Jeremy Noble from St. Paul, United States; CC BY 2.0
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