Consumer confidence numbers drop

Delta variant and ongoing inflation concerns fuel a drop in consumer confidence.
Two line charts comparing the present situation and future expectation components of the Consumer Confidence Index.  See image description.
Two line charts comparing the present situation and future expectation components of the Consumer Confidence Index. Confidence in the present ranged from 130 in January 2019 to a high of 176 in January 2019, a low of 68.4 in May 2020, and as of August 2021 was at 147.3. Confidence in the future has ranged from 99 in January 2017 to a high of 115 in October 2018, a low of 77 in March 2020, and as of August 2021 was at 91.4.