The patron temper deteriorates when the fears of inflation develop, the survey of the College of Michigan reveals

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The deterioration in consumer mood was even worse than in March, since the concerns about inflation increased, according to a survey of the University of Michigan published on Friday.

The final version of the closely observed survey of the university's survey showed a reading of 57.0 for the month, by 11.9% compared to February and 28.2% compared to the previous year. Economists interviewed had expected 57.9 what the middle of the month was.

It was the third decline in a row and extended across party borders and income groups, said the encirclement director Joanne Hsu.

“Consumers continue to worry about the potential for pain if the economic policy developments are conducted on the ongoing economic policy developments,” she said.

In addition to the concerns about the current state of affairs, the survey index of consumer expectations fell to 52.6, compared to the previous year by 17.8% and 32% in the same period in 2024.

Inflation fears made a large part of the downturn. The respondents assume that inflation in one year with a price of 5%, one percentage point of 0.1 percent compared to the middle of the month and a percentage point acceleration of 0.7 percent from February. In the five -year horizon, the outlook is now 4.1%. The first time that the survey has ended up over 4% since February 1993.

Economists fear that President Donald Trump's tariff plans will encourage more inflation and may restrict the Federal Reserve from further interest reductions.

The report came on the same day when the trade department said that the core inflation rate rose to 2.8% in February after a monthly win of 0.4% was the biggest step since January 2024.

The latest results also reflect the concerns about the labor market, whereby the level of consumers expects the unemployment rate to increase at the highest level since 2009.

The shares achieved a success after the university's survey was published, with the Dow Jones Industrial average was more than 500 points lower.

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