CB Consumer Confidence: Release Dates, Results & History
CB Consumer Confidence last printed 89.4 on Tue, Aug 25, 2026 against a 90.3 consensus forecast and a 90.8 prior, a -0.17 standard-deviation surprise. Captured live by Helious the moment it printed.
The Conference Board index leans on labor-market perceptions: the 'jobs plentiful minus jobs hard-to-get' spread is a tracked leading indicator for the unemployment rate. It complements Michigan (which skews toward inflation and finances) rather than duplicating it. Big drops in the expectations component historically precede spending slowdowns.
The trend, at a glance
How it moves Treasuries
A confidence beat is mildly bearish Treasuries via the consumer-strength channel. The labor differential subindex can move rates more than the headline when the jobs debate is live. See it scored live on the Helious desk, or read how the standard-deviation surprise is computed.
Recent prints, as captured by the desk
| DATE | ACTUAL | FORECAST | PRIOR | SURPRISE (SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89.4 | 90.3 | 90.8 | -0.17 | BELOW FORECAST | |
| 90.8 | 92.3 | 91.2 | -0.29 | BELOW FORECAST | |
| 91.2 | 94.4 | 93.1 | -0.62 | BELOW FORECAST |
The 3 most recent prints from the desk's live capture (began July 2026), a sample. Every row links the print page published the moment the number landed; the full graded history is served by the API.
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