RR Confidence Track

The Rasmussen Consumer Index was established in October 2001 to measure the nation's economic confidence on a daily basis. The measure is somewhat similar to monthly indicators such as the Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index. For a variety of reasons, including the fact that the Conference Board collects its data via U.S. mail, the Rasmussen Index is typically two to six weeks ahead of trends reported by the monthly confidence indicators.

The Rasmussen Investor Index measures the economic confidence of those who own at least $5,000 worth of stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. Nearly half of all Americans fall into this category. Since Investors are more likely to vote, roughly 60% of voters belong to the Investor Class.

The table below summarizes recent data for Consumers, Investors, and non-Investors. Later this week, we will add historic data back to November 9, 2002. Additionally, we will provide further economic data including ratings of the economy and perceptions as to whether the economy is getting better or worse. Data is currently available on the number of Americans who believe the country is in a recession, whether Americans think the overall economy is getting better or worse, and whether their own personal finances are getting better or worse.

The "Components" summarized below are actually sub-sets of the overall confidence data. Current, refers to to Current Assessments of Economic Conditions. Expect refers to Future Expectations of Economic Performance.

For data prior to July 1, click HERE. July 1 - September 30, Click HERE.

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Survey of 1,500 adults over preceding three nights This table is updated daily

RR	Confidence			Components
	Indexes			Consumer		Investor		Non-Investor
	Consumer	Investor	Non-Investor	Current	Expect	Current	Expect	Current	Expect
Today	114.2	138.0	94.4	105.4	123.1	125.2	150.7	88.8	99.9
Dec 23	112.7	138.4	92.3	103.2	122.1	124.7	152.2	86.3	98.3
Dec 22	111.7	138.8	90.3	101.8	121.5	124.9	152.7	83.6	96.9
Dec 21	111.7	139.2	90.7	101.5	121.9	125.2	153.2	83.4	98.0
Dec 20	113.8	141.6	92.3	103.1	124.6	127.2	156.0	84.4	100.2
Dec 19	116.5	140.3	96.8	105.2	127.9	125.5	155.2	88.3	105.2
Dec 18	114.6	137.3	95.1	103.9	125.2	123.3	151.3	87.3	102.9
Dec 17	114.7	137.7	95.1	104.0	125.4	123.2	152.2	87.7	102.6
Dec 16	114.8	137.8	96.1	104.6	125.0	124.6	151.0	88.3	103.9
Dec 15	116.5	137.4	99.6	105.9	127.2	124.4	150.4	90.9	108.3
Dec 14	115.4	133.9	100.0	106.0	124.8	122.8	145.0	92.1	107.9
Dec 13	114.3	135.6	96.5	104.3	124.3	123.5	147.6	88.3	104.7
Dec 12	113.1	135.7	94.7	102.8	123.3	122.6	148.8	86.8	102.7
Dec 11	113.8	137.1	95.4	102.3	125.4	123.2	150.9	85.6	105.1
Dec 10	113.2	136.3	94.9	101.9	124.5	122.5	150.1	85.6	104.3
Dec 9	115.0	139.5	95.8	103.3	126.8	125.4	153.5	85.8	105.7
Dec 8	113.8	134.9	96.7	103.4	124.2	122.7	147.2	87.8	105.6
Dec 7	115.4	132.3	101.2	105.2	125.5	121.1	143.4	91.8	110.5
Dec 6	113.6	131.3	99.0	103.7	123.5	119.9	142.8	90.4	107.6
Dec 5	114.0	137.6	93.8	104.2	123.8	124.1	151.1	87.2	100.5
Dec 4	113.6	139.3	92.7	104.2	123.0	126.1	152.5	86.4	99.1
Dec 3	114.6	138.5	93.8	105.2	124.1	125.6	151.5	87.4	100.1
Dec 2	114.8	137.1	96.9	104.4	125.1	125.1	149.1	87.9	105.9
Dec 1	115.4	138.3	96.9	105.0	125.9	125.9	150.7	88.0	105.7
Nov 30	114.0	136.0	96.9	103.4	124.6	123.0	149.0	88.2	105.6
Nov 29	114.8	134.1	99.1	104.2	125.3	121.4	146.7	90.3	107.9
Nov 25-28	No polling during the Thanksgiving weekend
Nov 24	114.3	134.1	97.8	103.9	124.7	122.3	145.9	88.6	107.0
Nov 23	115.3	137.2	96.5	104.5	126.1	124.5	149.8	87.3	105.7
Nov 22	113.2	140.1	91.8	102.8	123.6	126.8	153.3	83.7	100.0
Nov 21	114.4	139.6	92.5	103.7	125.1	125.8	153.5	84.5	100.5
Nov 20	114.6	136.4	94.6	104.3	124.9	123.2	149.5	86.9	102.2
Nov 19	116.6	135.4	97.6	105.6	127.6	121.6	149.2	89.5	105.8
Nov 18	114.9	135.4	96.4	103.8	126.0	120.6	150.1	88.6	104.3
Nov 17	114.7	136.2	96.2	102.7	126.8	120.0	152.4	87.7	104.7
Nov 16	117.0	136.9	100.0	104.7	129.4	121.7	152.1	90.2	109.9
Nov 15	121.2	139.9	103.5	107.9	134.4	124.3	155.4	92.4	114.6
Nov 14	121.4	142.0	101.0	108.7	134.2	127.4	156.6	90.1	111.8
Nov 13	119.1	143.4	95.2	106.6	131.6	127.7	159.0	85.8	104.6
Nov 12	117.4	141.4	94.9	105.7	129.1	126.5	156.3	86.3	103.5
Nov 11	118.0	138.7	98.9	106.4	129.6	124.5	153.0	89.8	108.0
Nov 10	119.2	136.8	102.7	107.6	130.7	123.2	150.3	93.0	112.3
Nov 9	119.8	136.0	105.1	108.0	131.7	122.8	149.2	94.4	115.8
Nov 8	119.8	136.3	104.7	108.6	131.0	123.4	149.1	95.0	114.5
Nov 7	118.2	136.5	101.8	106.9	129.6	123.6	149.4	91.9	111.7
Nov 6	117.4	137.6	98.7	106.5	128.3	124.1	151.2	90.2	107.2
Nov 5	117.3	136.8	98.0	105.4	129.1	123.0	150.6	88.1	107.9
Nov 4	120.1	140.3	100.7	107.8	132.4	125.8	154.9	90.6	110.8
Nov 3	122.4	138.9	106.5	109.1	135.7	124.8	153.1	94.0	119.0
Nov 2	122.4	140.3	106.8	109.1	135.7	125.4	155.2	95.0	118.6
Nov 1	120.5	140.3	103.0	107.5	133.5	125.5	155.0	91.7	114.4
Oct 31	119.7	139.7	101.5	107.3	132.2	125.1	154.2	91.0	112.1
Oct 30	119.4	138.8	100.1	107.4	131.4	124.8	152.9	90.2	110.1
Oct 29	116.8	136.2	97.3	105.6	127.9	123.0	149.4	88.3	106.3
Oct 28	115.0	135.6	95.0	104.6	125.4	123.3	147.8	86.4	103.6
Oct 27	117.6	136.4	99.4	105.8	129.4	123.0	149.8	89.2	109.7
Oct 26	116.3	134.1	98.9	104.2	128.4	121.8	146.5	87.0	110.8
Oct 25	117.5	136.6	99.3	105.1	129.9	122.9	150.2	88.1	110.5
Oct 24	114.9	136.1	95.3	102.9	126.9	122.9	149.3	84.3	106.2
Oct 23	115.3	134.6	95.6	103.5	127.1	121.3	148.0	85.4	105.9
Oct 22	114.9	132.8	96.8	102.6	127.2	118.9	146.6	86.2	107.5
Oct 21	114.8	131.9	97.9	102.5	127.1	117.9	145.9	87.2	108.6
Oct 20	117.6	135.3	100.3	105.5	129.6	120.5	150.0	90.7	109.8
Oct 19	117.1	135.5	98.9	105.9	128.4	120.7	150.3	91.2	106.7
Oct 18	117.1	136.0	98.5	105.9	128.3	121.4	150.6	90.8	106.3
Oct 17	115.7	137.0	96.4	104.5	126.9	122.6	151.4	88.0	104.8
Oct 16	117.2	138.3	98.1	106.2	128.3	124.3	152.3	89.8	106.3
Oct 15	118.5	140.8	98.3	107.2	129.8	126.2	155.3	89.9	106.8
Oct 14	118.0	140.7	97.7	107.1	128.9	127.0	154.4	89.2	106.1
Oct 13	117.6	139.7	98.0	106.5	128.7	125.1	154.3	90.0	106.0
Oct 12	120.4	140.1	101.4	108.3	132.5	125.3	154.9	91.9	110.8
Oct 11	119.6	137.7	101.5	107.9	131.2	123.3	152.0	92.5	110.5
Oct 10	118.5	137.8	99.4	107.3	129.7	124.6	151.1	90.3	108.6
Oct 9	114.2	133.5	97.3	104.2	124.3	122.0	145.1	88.6	106.1
Oct 8	116.1	137.1	97.9	105.0	127.2	124.1	150.0	88.4	107.4
Oct 7	119.6	141.0	99.2	108.0	131.2	127.1	154.9	89.9	108.6
Oct 6	120.9	143.5	98.4	108.7	133.1	128.7	158.3	88.8	108.0
Oct 5	119.4	140.0	97.8	107.9	131.0	126.0	154.1	88.8	106.7
Oct 4	115.8	132.6	99.7	104.5	127.1	119.6	145.6	90.0	109.5
Oct 3	116.5	130.6	103.5	104.7	128.3	117.2	143.9	93.1	113.9
Oct 2	114.3	130.7	100.2	103.1	125.6	117.6	143.8	90.5	109.8
Oct 1	113.2	132.5	97.3	102.8	123.6	119.5	145.6	89.0	105.5