Utah’s consumer sentiment rose 4.5 points (6.4 percent) in November, a significant rise compared to its lackluster performance over the past several months. The index rose from 69.1 in October to 73.6 in November, according to the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute’s Survey of Utah Consumer Sentiment.
A similar survey by the University of Michigan found that sentiment fell 4 percent among Americans as a whole during the same period — from 63.8 to 61.3.
“The variation in the index is indicative of the uncertainty people feel about the Utah economy,” said Phil Dean, chief economist at the Gardner Institute. “Uncertainty and resiliency continue to be the Please log in to see the rest of this story.
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