Consumer confidence in the US remains neutral, but may be showing signs of early improvement by early next year.

US - Consumer confidence in the United States has improved for the second month in a row. According to The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, consumer confidence, which had improved moderately in July, made further gains in August.
 
The index currently stands at 56.9, up from 51.9 in July. The President Situation Index, which measures consumers' assessment of current conditions, decreased to 63.2 from 65.8 last month. However, the Expectations Index increased from 52.8 from 42.7 in July.

The Conference Board Consumer Research Center director Lynn Franco said: "Consumer confidence readings suggest that the economy remains stuck in neutral, but may be showing signs of early improvement by early next year."

The Consumer Confidence Survey is based on representative sample of 5,000 US households. The monthly survey is conducted for The Conference Board by TNS, the world's largest custom research company.