Michigan Consumer Expectations: Release Dates, Results & History
Michigan Consumer Expectations last printed 51.5 on Fri, Aug 28, 2026 against a 50.6 consensus forecast and a 50.6 prior, a +0.36 standard-deviation surprise. The next release is Friday, September 11, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET. Captured live by Helious the moment it printed.
The expectations component is the forward-looking half of the consumer survey: where households see finances, business conditions, and jobs a year out. It is the piece that earns the survey its slot in the leading indicators, and turns here tend to front-run the sentiment headline and spending inflections. The preliminary mid-month print is the market mover; the final is usually noise.
The trend, at a glance
How it moves Treasuries
A drop in expectations leans bullish Treasuries via the consumer-slowdown channel, though the standalone move is small. The reaction usually keys off the inflation-expectations numbers in the same release. 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51.5 | 50.6 | 50.6 | +0.36 | ABOVE FORECAST | |
| 50.6 | — | 55.4 | -1.92 | BELOW FORECAST | |
| 55.4 | 54.0 | 54.0 | — | ABOVE FORECAST | |
| 54.0 | — | 50.7 | — | ABOVE PRIOR |
The 4 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.
Twice monthly: preliminary mid-month Friday, final end of month, with the sentiment report · 10:00 AM ET · download a sample (CSV, recent rows), free to cite with a link to this page. The full history comes through the Helious API and MCP at api.helious.io/mcp, with depth set by plan.