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BumRushDaShow

(164,008 posts) Fri Nov 21, 2025, 01:29 PM Nov 21

US Consumer Sentiment Falls to Near Lowest on Record

Source: Bloomberg

November 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM EST
Updated on November 21, 2025 at 10:22 AM EST

US consumer sentiment fell in November to one of the lowest levels on record as Americans' views of their personal finances soured.

The final November sentiment index dropped to 51 from 53.6 in October, according to the University of Michigan. The figure was only slightly better than the preliminary figure.

The current conditions gauge slid 7.5 points to a record low of 51.1. Views of personal finances were the dimmest since 2009.

"Consumers remain frustrated about the persistence of high prices and weakening incomes," Joanne Hsu, director of the survey, said in a statement.

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-21/us-consumer-sentiment-falls-to-one-of-lowest-levels-on-record

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Link to University of Michigan REPORT - Final Results for November 2025

RECENT PREVIOUS CONSUMER SENTIMENT REPORTS

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143513254 (August preliminary)
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143528951 (September preliminary)
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143545113 (October preliminary)
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143552856 (October final)
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143560884 (November preliminary)

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US Consumer Sentiment Falls to Near Lowest on Record (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Nov 21 OP

MAGA promised to bring down inflation, not consumer sentiment IronLionZion Nov 21 #1

Hey media, keep asking The Dotard about his BS that the economy is good/prices are down. RockRaven Nov 21 #2

Donald Trump: 'I Don't Want To Hear About the Affordability' IronLionZion Nov 21 #3

people like him, who literally have never been grocery shopping EVER Skittles Nov 21 #10

The media will let him lie and move on, they're e worthless. dem4decades Nov 21 #5

They have made themselves a self-fulfilling prophecy - Fake News. mdbl Nov 21 #6

Fake News is too good for them, call them what they are - The Cowardly News dem4decades Nov 21 #7

How about collaborators Keepthesoulalive Nov 21 #8

Right? ck4829 Monday #18

Hugry, freezing and no job will influence your "sentiment". twodogsbarking Nov 21 #4

I get it, I'm jaded angrychair Nov 21 #9

Habit OC375 Nov 21 #11

Demand for apology and bribe coming for U of Michigan. Tragic that this notion isn't far-fetched. nt wiggs Nov 21 #12

Excellent Lulu KC Nov 21 #13

Job security is another big factor. A major stress on consumers. Midnight Writer Nov 21 #14

The GOP economy is in full vigor. I do wish bronxiteforever Nov 21 #15

We ain't seen nothing yet......... popsdenver Nov 21 #16

Grocery prices are mind boggling Politicub Nov 22 #17

IronLionZion

(50,488 posts)

1. MAGA promised to bring down inflation, not consumer sentiment

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Nov 21, 2025, 01:39 PM

Nov 21

MAGA brings people down

RockRaven

(18,507 posts)

2. Hey media, keep asking The Dotard about his BS that the economy is good/prices are down.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Nov 21, 2025, 01:42 PM

Nov 21

He won't be able to resist doubling and tripling down.

IronLionZion

(50,488 posts)

3. Donald Trump: 'I Don't Want To Hear About the Affordability'

Reply to RockRaven (Reply #2)

Fri Nov 21, 2025, 01:56 PM

Nov 21

President Donald Trump appeared to dismiss concerns about the cost of living for Americans, calling such criticism a "con" by Democrats and touting his record on inflation.

Trump specifically cited what he said was the lower overall cost of Thanksgiving when compared with the tenure of his White House predecessor, Joe Biden.

"So I don't want to hear about the affordability, because right now we're much less," Trump told reporters on Thursday in the White House East Room.

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-affordability-inflation-thanksgiving-11008733

Skittles

(168,809 posts)

10. people like him, who literally have never been grocery shopping EVER

Reply to IronLionZion (Reply #3)

Fri Nov 21, 2025, 03:08 PM

Nov 21

they don't understand how often we shop, and how price-savvy we are

dem4decades

(13,451 posts)

5. The media will let him lie and move on, they're e worthless.

Reply to RockRaven (Reply #2)

Fri Nov 21, 2025, 02:35 PM

Nov 21

mdbl

(7,902 posts)

6. They have made themselves a self-fulfilling prophecy - Fake News.

Reply to dem4decades (Reply #5)

Fri Nov 21, 2025, 02:41 PM

Nov 21

dem4decades

(13,451 posts)

7. Fake News is too good for them, call them what they are - The Cowardly News

Reply to mdbl (Reply #6)

Fri Nov 21, 2025, 02:54 PM

Nov 21

Keepthesoulalive

(2,045 posts)

8. How about collaborators

Reply to dem4decades (Reply #7)

Fri Nov 21, 2025, 03:05 PM

Nov 21

ck4829

(37,279 posts)

18. Right?

Reply to RockRaven (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 24, 2025, 10:15 AM

Monday

twodogsbarking

(17,002 posts)

4. Hugry, freezing and no job will influence your "sentiment".

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Nov 21, 2025, 02:34 PM

Nov 21

angrychair

(11,563 posts)

9. I get it, I'm jaded

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Nov 21, 2025, 03:06 PM

Nov 21

I just don't see any of this mattering. People are enthralled with him. Slavishly loyal.
Nothing this administration does will matter in the end because over half the country is either loyal to the bitter end or so disconnected from current events they have no idea what is going on and just doesn't vote because "I just don't like politics, they are all the same".
The US is a failed state and irrevocably broken.

OC375

(362 posts)

11. Habit

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Nov 21, 2025, 03:47 PM

Nov 21

I've lost the habit of shopping over the last year. I mean, for example, where I use to check my saved Amazon cart for price drops almost daily... I just don't buy the stuff anymore, and don't bother staying tuned for deals or price drops. Cat laser pointers, movies, crap for my laptop or iphone... heck, even certain special/fun snacks and such... all gone from my menu. Too much other stuff costs too much to waste money on anything, and the stuff I do buy to replace used up things is generally crap anymore, so I always ask... do I really even need to replace this at all? We have 2 fewer TV's now, and no interest in replacing them. They broke the middle class... Good luck running the economy selling only iPhone Pros, $1.2million homes, and Rivian SUV's.

wiggs

(8,595 posts)

12. Demand for apology and bribe coming for U of Michigan. Tragic that this notion isn't far-fetched. nt

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Nov 21, 2025, 04:07 PM

Nov 21

Lulu KC

(8,357 posts)

13. Excellent

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Nov 21, 2025, 04:25 PM

Nov 21

Bad news for him is good news for everyone else.

Midnight Writer

(25,036 posts)

14. Job security is another big factor. A major stress on consumers.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Nov 21, 2025, 04:27 PM

Nov 21

You may be doing OK, but there are rumors of layoffs, of corporate takeover, of being replaced by automation or AI.

You lose your job, you lose your income, your healthcare, your security. Maybe much more.

bronxiteforever

(10,996 posts)

15. The GOP economy is in full vigor. I do wish

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Nov 21, 2025, 04:31 PM

Nov 21

Democratic Congressional pols keep talking about the devastation the GOP has caused. The billionaires have declared war on all classes below the top ten percent. Half the Country is falling through the floor. NVIDa, Tim Cook and Musk and Bezos and zuck could give a rat’s behind about our Country. Trump has turned the American dream into a nightmare.

popsdenver

(1,190 posts)

16. We ain't seen nothing yet.........

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Nov 21, 2025, 08:53 PM

Nov 21

just wait until the lower 99% suffer thru this Thanksgiving and Christmas.......many already not having enough to put food on their tables.....

Politicub

(12,326 posts)

17. Grocery prices are mind boggling

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Nov 22, 2025, 01:00 AM

Nov 22

And they just keep going up.

My grocery bill has doubled and I just stick to mainly staples.

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