RTRS: TABLE-Reuters/U Mich May prelim. sentiment index 67.9
The Reuters/University of Michigan
Surveys of Consumers' preliminary May consumer sentiment
index rose to 67.9 from April's final reading of 65.1 according
to a report released on Friday.
Economists in a Reuters survey expected a preliminary May
reading of 67.0.
Below is a table of the survey's components:
May-P April March Feb Jan
Sentiment 67.9 65.1 57.3 56.3 61.2
Current conditions 66.2 68.3 63.3 65.5 66.5
Expectations 69.0 63.1 53.5 50.5 57.8
1-year inflation 2.6 2.8 2.0 1.9 2.2
5-year inflation 2.8 2.8 2.6 3.1 2.9
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.
