Current：Home > ScamsTaking the temperature of the US consumer -SecureNest Finance
Taking the temperature of the US consumer
View
Date：2025-04-14 11:56:26
Economic indicators like the Consumer Price Index can tell us a lot about the past, but what about the future? For close to 80 years, policymakers have relied on the Surveys of Consumers to give them an idea of what the economy might do next. Today on the show, we go behind the curtain at the University of Michigan to meet the people in charge of checking the vibes of the U.S. consumer.
Related Episodes:
How do you measure inflation?
For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter.
veryGood！ (81)
Related
- John Galliano out at Maison Margiela, capping year of fashion designer musical chairs
- 2 transgender New Hampshire girls can play on girls sports teams during lawsuit, a judge rules
- USMNT introduces new head coach Mauricio Pochettino, who will lead team to 2026 World Cup
- Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce Give Cheeky Shoutout to Taylor Swift Ahead of 2024 MTV VMAs
- NHL in ASL returns, delivering American Sign Language analysis for Deaf community at Winter Classic
- Germany’s expansion of border controls is testing European unity
- Wife of California inmate wins $5.6 million after 'sexual violation' during strip search
- Niners, Jordan Mason offer potentially conflicting accounts of when he knew he'd start
- New Zealand official reverses visa refusal for US conservative influencer Candace Owens
- Steamship that sunk in 1856 with 132 on board discovered in Atlantic, 200 miles from shore
Ranking
- Trump wants to turn the clock on daylight saving time
- Ex-boyfriend and alleged killer of Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei dies
- Attorney for police officer involved in Tyreek Hill case speaks out
- Dave Grohl announces he fathered a child outside of 21-year marriage, seeks 'forgiveness'
- Person accused of accosting Rep. Nancy Mace at Capitol pleads not guilty to assault charge
- A Texas man is sentenced for kicking a cat that prosecutors say was later set on fire
- Dave Grohl says he’s father to a new daughter outside his 21-year marriage
- Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner finalize divorce one year after split
Recommendation
Warm inflation data keep S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq under wraps before Fed meeting next week
A Combination of Heat and Drought Walloped Virginia Vegetable Farmers
Prison guard shortfall makes it harder for inmates to get reprieve from extreme heat, critics say
MTV’s Teen Mom Reveals How Amber Portwood Handled the Disappearance of Then-Fiancé Gary Wayt
San Francisco names street for Associated Press photographer who captured the iconic Iwo Jima photo
Horoscopes Today, September 10, 2024
Dave Grohl Reveals He Fathered Baby Outside of Marriage to Jordyn Blum
Anxiety high as school resumes for some in Georgia district where fatal shooting occurred