US consumer sentiment is collapsing:
The University of Michigan's Consumer Sentiment Index fell -3.3 points in November, to 50.3, the 2nd-lowest in history.
This significantly missed expectations of 53.0 points and marks the 4th consecutive monthly decline.
Current conditions dropped -6.3 points, to 52.3, also the lowest in history.
Consumer expectations fell -1.3 points, to 49.0, the 3rd-lowest since July 2022.
Consumer sentiment is now sitting lower than all previous recessions, including 2008.
US consumers feel like we are in a recession.
People don’t need an index to tell them what they already feel.
Groceries cost double, rent’s insane, and wages haven’t caught up in years.
Feels like a recession because, for most folks, it is one, just without the official label yet.
Nov 8, 2025 · 3:39 PM UTC


