RTRS: TABLE-Reuters/U Mich Dec final sentiment index 60.1
Dec 23 (Reuters) - The Reuters/University of Michigan
Surveys of Consumers' December's final consumer sentiment
index rose to 60.1 from November's final reading of 55.3,
according to a report released on Tuesday.
Economists in a Reuters survey expected a final December
reading of 58.6.
Below is a table of the survey's components:
Dec-F Nov Oct Sept Aug
Sentiment 60.1 55.3 57.6 70.3 63.0
Current conditions 69.5 57.5 58.4 75.0 71.0
Expectations 54.0 53.9 57.0 67.2 57.9
1-year inflation 1.7 2.9 3.9 4.3 4.8
5-year inflation 2.6 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.2
THE SURVEY: The Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of
Consumers, a monthly series of data on U.S. consumer sentiment,
are produced by the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor,
Michigan. Reuters has exclusive rights to distribute the data
for six months after the release.
