US-Verbrauchervertrauen mit größtem Rückgang seit 2012 – Zölle und „fiskalische Klippe“

Das Verbrauchervertrauen der Uni Michigan ist in der letzten Veröffentlichung mit 89,8 weiter nach unten revidiert worden – und ist damit so stark gefallen wie seit dem Jahr 2012 nicht mehr!

Die Einschätzung der aktuellen Lage liegt bei 105,3 (Vormonat war 110,7)

Die Konsumentenerwartung liegt bei 79,9 (Vormonat war 90,5)

Dazu schreibt die Uni Michigan: die Amerikaner fürchten das Ansteigen der Steuern („fiscal cliff“) und die Auswirkungen der Zölle:

„The Consumer Sentiment Index posted its largest monthly decline in August 2019 (-8.6 points) since December 2012 (-9.8 points). The 2012 plunge reflected widespread fears of being pushed off the “fiscal cliff” due to rising taxes and falling government spending. The recent decline is due to negative references to tariffs, which were spontaneously mentioned by one-in-three consumers. Unlike concerns about the fiscal cliff, which were promptly resolved, Trump’s tariff policies have been subject to repeated reversals amid threats of higher future tariffs. Such tactics may have some merit in negotiations with China, but they act to increase uncertainty and diminish consumer spending at home. Unlike the repeated tariff reversals, negative trends in consumer sentiment cannot be easily reversed. The data indicate that the erosion of consumer confidence due to tariff policies is now well underway. Compared with those who did not reference tariffs, consumers who made spontaneous negative references to tariffs also voiced higher year-ahead inflation expectations, more frequently expected rising unemployment, and expected smaller annual gains in household incomes (see the chart). While the overall level of sentiment is still consistent with modest gains in consumption, the data nonetheless increased the likelihood that consumers could be pushed off the “tariff cliff” in the months ahead.“

Von Andreas Faessler – Eigenes Werk, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50681126