Monthly Archives: May 2023

New York, May 30, 2023…The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® fell in May to 102.3 (1985=100), down from an upwardly revised 103.7 in April. The Present Situation Index—based on consumers’ assessment of current business and labor market conditions—decreased to 148.6 … Continue reading →

May 23, 2023 ‐ The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential sales statistics for April 2023: New Home SalesSales of new single‐family houses in April 2023 were at … Continue reading →

New York, May 18, 2023…The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI)for theU.S. declined 0.6 percent in April 2023 to 107.5 (2016=100), following a decline of 1.2 percent in March. The LEI is down 4.4 percent over the six-month period between … Continue reading →

Building PermitsPrivately‐owned housing units authorized by building permits in April were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,416,000. This is 1.5 percent below the revised March rate of 1,437,000 and 21.1% below the April 2022 rate of 1,795,000. Single‐family … Continue reading →

New York, May 11, 2023…American workers are more content than ever, according to The Conference Board Job Satisfaction 2023. The report finds improved satisfaction across nearly all 26 components—with gains in non-compensation factors like work-life balance outpacing even those from … Continue reading →

New York, NY, May 4, 2023… The Conference Board Measure of CEO Confidence™ in collaboration with The Business Council declined slightly to 42 in Q2 2023, down from 43 in the first quarter of the year. The Measure is still … Continue reading →