Florida Consumer Confidence Similar to National Level

Florida consumer confidence rose three points to 80 in the month of October, in line with the national level of consumer confidence. “Consumer confidence in Florida is now very close to the national number of 80.9 as measured by the University of Michigan,” said Chris McCarty, the BEBR UF Survey Center Director. “The index for Florida had been lower than the nation. With this increase we are almost the same." Read more in the October issue.