U.S. consumer sentiment falls sharply in August


By Xu Jing
  • World
  • Saturday, 30 Aug 2025

NEW YORK, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Consumer Sentiment Index released Friday by the University of Michigan (UM) Surveys of Consumers fell to 58.2 in the August 2025 survey, down from 61.7 in July and below last August's 67.9.

The index is now about 20 percent below December 2024 when sentiment exhibited a post-election bump, but remains above the trough in sentiment seen in April.

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