More fun with consumer sentiment data
Well, judging by the paltry number of responses in the post, from earlier today, that discusses the stunning correlation between consumer sentiment and a President’s chances of winning re-election or a successive term, I guess many people either are speechless or they think (or still think, as the case may be) that I’m smoking something funny.
Okay, fair enough.
Maybe if I bring Bill Clinton directly into the discussion it will get people motivated to talk.
Check this out:
Jan. - 89.3 - 103.8
Feb. - 88.5 - 94.4
Mar. - 93.7 - 95.8
April - 92.7 - 94.2
May - 89.4 - 90.2
June - 92.4 - 95.6
July - 94.7 - 96.7
Those are readings on consumer sentiment from the University of Michigan, folks. The first set of numbers, in the middle column, are from 1996. The numbers immediately to the right of those are from this year.
Note: See here (Jan. and Feb., 2004); and here (March and April, 2004); and here (May 2004); and here (June and July, 2004); and then go here (1996).
— Jayson