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Consumer confidence surveys: do they boost forecasters' confidence?

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  • Jeremy M. Piger

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Economic forecasters rely on monthly consumer confidence surveys to help them determine the current and future states of the economy. But how reliable are these surveys?

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  • Jeremy M. Piger, 2003. "Consumer confidence surveys: do they boost forecasters' confidence?," The Regional Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, issue Apr, pages 10-11.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedlre:y:2003:i:apr:p:10-11
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