Michigan Consumer Sentiment: Release Dates, Results & History
Michigan Consumer Sentiment last printed 51.7 on Fri, Aug 28, 2026 against a 51 consensus forecast and a 51 prior, a +0.33 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 sentiment headline is secondary: the market trades the inflation-expectations numbers inside this report. The 1-year and 5-10-year expectation series are inputs the Fed explicitly monitors for de-anchoring risk; Powell has cited them at pressers. The preliminary release is the market mover, the final is usually noise.
The trend, at a glance
How it moves Treasuries
A jump in inflation expectations is bearish Treasuries regardless of the sentiment headline: a de-anchoring scare hits the long end. Soft expectations prints support the bond bid. 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51.7 | 51.0 | 51.0 | +0.33 | ABOVE FORECAST | |
| 51.0 | 54.5 | 55.2 | -1.67 | BELOW FORECAST | |
| 55.2 | 54.0 | 54.4 | +0.57 | ABOVE FORECAST | |
| 54.4 | 51.0 | 49.5 | +1.62 | ABOVE FORECAST |
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.
Official series history
| PERIOD | VALUE (INDEX) | PRIOR | CHANGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55.2 | 49.5 | +5.7 | |
| 49.5 | 44.8 | +4.7 | |
| 44.8 | 49.8 | -5 | |
| 49.8 | 53.3 | -3.5 | |
| 53.3 | 56.6 | -3.3 | |
| 56.6 | 56.4 | +0.2 | |
| 56.4 | 52.9 | +3.5 | |
| 52.9 | 51 | +1.9 |
The most recent official rows; the chart above draws the longer series. Desk-captured prints above include the consensus forecast and standard-deviation surprise the moment each number landed.
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Twice monthly: preliminary mid-month Friday, final end of month · 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.