Index of consumer expectations: food price effects and durable goods expenditures. From: Journal of Consumer Affairs | Date: December 22, 1994| Author: Collins, Michael I.; Kinsey, Jean | COPYRIGHT 1994 American Council on Consumer Interests. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The Index of Consumer Expectations (ICE), which includes expenditures on durable goods, has been adopted as a leading indicator of national economic activity. A rational expectations model of the ICE was developed and the economic determinants of consumers' expectations were estimated. Aggregated expenditures on durable goods were explained by an endogenous ICE and sentiment about current economic conditions. Consumers were more likely to purchase durable goods when they felt better off in th...

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