Consumer confidence: a record-low 12-month stretch
The OECD’s standardized index of US consumer confidence, scaled so 100 is the long-run average, printed 95.9 in June, and its 12-month average fell to 96.5, the lowest in the series’ 32 years. The raw index set its own record low a month earlier. This is a second, independently built gauge confirming what Michigan sentiment shows: the sourest sustained consumer mood on record.
Two different survey designs reaching the same record matters more than either alone. And the same divergence applies: this record-low stretch has coincided with record-high equity indexes, a reminder that the market prices earnings and liquidity, and the mood of consumers is neither.
Consumer confidence (OECD) — the full series and 12-month average
This chart is a frozen capture — the numbers above are as of Jun 2026 (OECD) and will not update. The live page recomputes daily from the same dataset. A square version of this chart is available for feeds that crop landscape images.
