TABLE-Reuters/U Mich Dec final sentiment index at 72.9
NEW YORK, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers' final December consumer sentiment index fell to 72.9 from 74.5 in the preliminary December report, according to a report released on Friday. Economists in a Reuters survey expected a final December sentiment index reading of 74.7. Below is a table of the survey's components:
Dec-F Dec-P Nov Oct Sept Aug July Sentiment 72.9 74.5 82.7 82.6 78.3 74.3 72.3 Current conditions 87.0 89.9 90.7 88.1 85.7 88.7 82.7 Expectations 63.8 64.6 77.6 79.0 73.5 65.1 65.6 1-year inflation 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.6 3.0 5-year inflation 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.8 3.0 2.7
THE SURVEY: The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers, a monthly series of data on U.S. consumer sentiment, are produced by the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Thomson Reuters has exclusive rights to distribute the data for six months after the release. For story see