Economic

Dreary Statewide Consumer Outlook Unchanged Despite Flat Line Confidence Curve, Buying Plans Up for Homes, Cars, Furniture & Computers Pressure at Gas Pump and Grocery Line Ease for New Yorkers…

Statewide Consumer Non-Confidence Persists; No Signs of Recovery Republicans Hit Record Low in Future Confidence; Most See Continuing Bad Times Ahead Buying Plans: Cars & Trucks at all-time Low; Home…

Consumer Confidence Plummets Nationally; NY Steady, but Lower than U.S. Majority of NY’ers Predict Five Tough Years; Dems, NYC and the Young Slightly More Upbeat, Upstate Outlook Dismal Home Buying…

Overall Real Estate Sentiment Mixed: Difficult Today Yields to Hopeful Tomorrow Consumers Say, “Now is a Great Time to Buy but Tough Time to Sell” Every Region Negative Current View…

Overall Confidence Seesaws across State as Current Outlook Climbs while Future Drops Current Confidence Moves towards Breakeven Point in Buffalo, Syracuse, Rochester and Albany; But, Only NYC Predicts OK Future,…

NY Consumer Confidence Sinks; Overall and Future Lowest since Spring ’09 Older NY’ers, NYC and Men Drop Most in June; Upstate and Republicans See Bleak Future All Buying Plans Fall;…

NY State Consumer Confidence Crawling Upwards Current Outlook Climbing Across All Groups While Future Forecast Lags: Current Up 5 Future Down 3 over last Year Highest Intent to Purchase Since…

NY’ers Overwhelmingly Support Mortgage Interest Deduction; Call for Cap on Property Tax Increases 84% Say Home Ownership Major Part of Achieving American Dream 1/3 Believe Home Value Down, But 69%…

Consumer Melancholy Little Changed; NY Sentiment Up 1.3 Points, Nation Down 1.4 Democrats Expect Far Better Economic Future than do Republicans No Buying Surge Planned; Now 3 Years Since Retailer…

Overall Confidence Inching Upward in Six of Nine Regions; Mid-Hudson, Utica Lag Future Outlook Brightens in NYC; All Others Remained Braced for Difficult Economic Times Ahead By 3 to 2,…