Consumer Sentiment(p) for January 2006

The Consumer Sentiment(p) numbers for January 2006 are out:

Consensus: 92.5
Actual: 93.4

The Consumer Sentiment Index is compiled on a monthly basis by the University of Michigan; 500 U.S. households are queried about their own financial circumstances and about the economy in general. The Consumer Sentiment Index is similar to the Consumer Confidence Index in that they both measure consumer attitudes and offer insight into consumer spending.

Here are the numbers from last month (December 2005):

Consensus: 89.5
Actual: 91.5

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