Massachusetts Consumer Confidence Lowest Ever

Freefalling Bay State Now Tracking with Regional and National Trends

The Massachusetts Consumer Confidence Index is published quarterly by Mass Insight, a Boston-based firm that organizes public-private initiatives on competitive issues affecting Massachusetts.

The Massachusetts Index is modeled on the national Conference Board Index.  The Conference Board index is scaled to a 1985 base of 100 and varies above and below 100; the Mass Insight Index is adjusted to the Conference Board scale using a constant factor. The sur­vey on which the Massachusetts Index is based is conducted for Mass Insight by Opinion Dynamics Corporation of Cambridge.  This survey consists of telephone interviews with 500 adult residents of Massachusetts. 

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