consumer confidence index rises to 1097 in june from 1025 the numbers asurvey of consumer confidence jumped to a 17month high of 1097 in june reflecting a slowdown in inflation and fewer worries about a recession the closely followed index increased 72 points from a revised 1025 in may the conference board said tuesday the may reading was the lowest in six months consumer confidence tends to signal whether the economy is getting better or worse the index is still well below the levels associated with a healthy economy however economists polled by the wall street journal had forecast the index to register 104 key details a measure that looks at how consumers feel about the economy right now rose to 1553 in june from 1489 thats the highest level in almost two years a confidence gauge that looks ahead six months moved up to 793 in june from 715 the highest reading this year the futureexpectations index was still below the 80 mark that often signal a recession ahead however the board has said the index has been below that level in every month except for one in the last 16 months americans think inflation will continue to slow they see prices rising 6 in the next year the smallest reading since the end of 2020 big picture consumers have been telling pollsters for the past year that they are unhappy about the economy yet they are still spending like the economy is in good shape inflation is running high and americans are paying more for everything yet wages are also rising unemployment is low and people are secure in their jobs thats given them the confidence to spend  and to keep the economy out of recession looking ahead the expectations gauge continued to signal consumers anticipating a recession at some point over the next six to 12 months said dana peterson chief economist at the conference board but considerably fewer consumers now expect a recession in the next 12 months compared to may market reaction the dow jones industrial average and the sp 500 rose slightly in tuesday trades this content was created by marketwatch which is operated by dow jones  co marketwatch is published independently from dow jones newswires and the wall street journal