US CB Consumer Confidence October 2026: date, forecast and previous
Scheduled for: (Tue, Oct 27, 10:00 AM EDT)
Forecast and previous are shown exactly as listed on the Forex Factory calendar feed (feed title: “CB Consumer Confidence”). FXMARE does not publish actual figures for this release.
What to expect
The consensus forecast of 80.5 is below the previous reading of 81.9, so the market expects a lower US CB Consumer Confidence figure than last time.
What it is
The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index measures households' assessment of current business and labour-market conditions and their expectations for the next six months, based on a monthly survey.
Why it matters to traders
Confidence can feed into future household spending, so a reading above forecast tends to be read as supportive for consumption and the dollar, and a miss as a warning sign; the gap versus expectations usually matters more than the level itself. The expectations sub-index and the labour-market differential (the share of respondents saying jobs are 'plentiful' minus those saying they are 'hard to get') are watched as early signals for consumer spending and the jobs market.
Educational only — not a trade recommendation or a prediction of the outcome.
See the full US CB Consumer Confidence guide for other releases, or the live economic calendar.