US Consumer Sentiment at Highest Level Since August 2025: UMich

One-year inflation expectations also cooled to the lowest level in more than a year.

People shop at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., on Aug. 29, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

American consumers grew more upbeat for the third consecutive month as inflation expectations continued to ease.

The preliminary February University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index rose by almost 2 percent to 57.3, from 56.4 in January—the highest level since August 2025.