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US Consumers Shrug Off Government Shutdown, Sentiment Little Changed: UMich Survey

The one-year inflation outlook improved slightly, the monthly survey found.
US Consumers Shrug Off Government Shutdown, Sentiment Little Changed: UMich Survey
People shop at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., on Aug. 29, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Andrew Moran
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The U.S. government shutdown, now in its 10th day, has had little influence over consumer sentiment, according to a University of Michigan survey released on Oct. 10.

The October Consumer Sentiment Index came in at a higher-than-expected 55, down from 55.1 in September. The market consensus penciled in a reading of 54.2.

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Andrew Moran has been writing about business, economics, and finance for more than a decade. He is the author of "The War on Cash."