Mumbai, March 17 -- Largely reflecting a substantial deterioration in consumer expectations, the University of Michigan released a report on Friday showing a much steeper than expected drop by its reading on U.S. consumer sentiment in the month of March.
The University of Michigan said its consumer sentiment index plunged to 57.9 in March after tumbling to 64.7 in February.
The consumer sentiment index decreased for the third consecutive month, slumping to its lowest level since hitting 56.7 in November 2022.
The sharp drop by the headline index came as the index of consumer expectations dove to 54.2 in March from 64.0 in February, hitting its lowest level since July 2022.
The report showed a more modest decrease by the current economic...