TABLE-Reuters/U Mich Jan. preliminary sentiment index at 71.3
NEW YORK, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers' preliminary January consumer sentiment index fell to 71.3 from 72.9 in the final December report, according to a report released on Friday. Economists in a Reuters survey expected a preliminary January sentiment index reading of 75.0. Below is a table of the survey's components:
Jan Dec Nov Oct Sept Aug Sentiment 71.3 72.9 82.7 82.6 78.3 74.3 Current conditions 84.8 87.0 90.6 88.1 85.7 88.7 Expectations 62.7 63.8 77.7 79.0 73.5 65.1 1-year inflation 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.6 5-year inflation 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.8 3.0
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