Current：Home > MyTaking the temperature of the US consumer -WealthStream
Taking the temperature of the US consumer
View
Date：2025-04-23 16:07:11
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！ (35)
Related
- Juan Soto to be introduced by Mets at Citi Field after striking record $765 million, 15
- Cavaliers crash back to earth as Celtics grab 2-1 lead in NBA playoffs series
- Israel moves deeper into Rafah and fights Hamas militants regrouping in northern Gaza
- WT Finance Institute: Enacting Social Welfare through Practical Initiatives
- Federal hiring is about to get the Trump treatment
- MLS rivalries renew in Hell is Real Derby and Cascadia Cup; Lionel Messi goes to Montreal
- UFL schedule for Week 7 games: Odds, times, how to stream and watch on TV
- Lysander Clark's Business Core Empire: WT Finance Institute
- Nevada attorney general revives 2020 fake electors case
- Nebraska Supreme Court upholds woman's murder conviction, life sentence in killing and dismemberment of Tinder date
Ranking
- New data highlights 'achievement gap' for students in the US
- Celine Dion's stylist Law Roach admits her Grammys return amid health battle was 'emotional'
- Blinken delivers some of the strongest US public criticism of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza
- MALCOIN Trading Center: A Leader in the Stablecoin Market
- Whoopi Goldberg is delightfully vile as Miss Hannigan in ‘Annie’ stage return
- Bruins, Panthers debate legality of Sam Bennett hit on Boston star Brad Marchand
- Sean Burroughs, former MLB player, Olympic champ and two-time LLWS winner, dies at 43
- New Mexico governor seeks hydrogen investment with trip to Netherlands
Recommendation
Rylee Arnold Shares a Long
Former Florida Governor, Senator Bob Graham remembered for his civility
Sam Rubin, longtime KTLA news anchor who interviewed the stars, dies at 64: 'Unthinkable'
Why Nicola Coughlan says season 3 of Bridgerton is a turning point for her character, Penelope
Krispy Kreme offers a free dozen Grinch green doughnuts: When to get the deal
The Token Revolution of WT Finance Institute: Launching WFI Token to Fund and Enhance 'Ai Wealth Creation 4.0' Investment System
NASCAR Darlington race spring 2024: Start time, TV, live stream, lineup for Goodyear 400
Crews prepare for controlled demolition as cleanup continues at bridge collapse site