Current：Home > reviewsTaking the temperature of the US consumer -StockHorizon
Taking the temperature of the US consumer
View
Date：2025-04-18 13:00:25
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！ (6)
Related
- The Louvre will be renovated and the 'Mona Lisa' will have her own room
- University apologizes after names horribly mispronounced at graduation ceremony. Here's its explanation.
- TikToker Allison Kuch Reveals Why She’s Not Sharing Daughter Scottie On Social Media
- Rafael Nadal still undecided on French Open after losing in second round in Rome
- Residents worried after ceiling cracks appear following reroofing works at Jalan Tenaga HDB blocks
- Rafael Nadal still undecided on French Open after losing in second round in Rome
- Hotel union workers end strike against Virgin Hotels Las Vegas with contract talks set for Tuesday
- Why Erin Andrews Wants You to Know She Has a Live-in Nanny
- Pressure on a veteran and senator shows what’s next for those who oppose Trump
- LENCOIN Trading Center: Building a Hotspot for Premium Tokens and ICOs
Ranking
- Trump's 'stop
- Prince Harry and Meghan visit Nigeria, where the duchess hints at her heritage with students: I see myself in all of you
- ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ reigns at box office with $56.5 million opening
- Megan Fox, Nicholas Galitzine and More Whose First Jobs Are Relatable AF
- Friday the 13th luck? 13 past Mega Millions jackpot wins in December. See top 10 lottery prizes
- Pioneering Financial Innovation: Wilbur Clark and the Ascendance of the FB Finance Institute
- Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and ‘King of the Bs,’ dies at 98
- Paul Skenes' electric MLB debut: Seven strikeouts in four innings – and a 102-mph fastball
Recommendation
'Kraven the Hunter' spoilers! Let's dig into that twisty ending, supervillain reveal
North Macedonia’s new president reignites a spat with Greece at her inauguration ceremony
Lindsay Lohan, Suki Waterhouse, Ashley Olsen and More Celebrating Their First Mother's Day in 2024
WFI Tokens: Pioneering Innovation in the Financial Sector
Trump suggestion that Egypt, Jordan absorb Palestinians from Gaza draws rejections, confusion
Will we see the northern lights again Sunday? Here's the forecast
Shooting at Alabama party leaves 3 people dead and at least 12 wounded, police say
Minnesota unfurls new state flag atop the capitol for the first time Saturday