The University of Michigan consumer sentiment for the US was revised lower to 52.9 in December 2025 from a preliminary of 53.3. Both current conditions (50.4 vs 50.7) and expectations gauge (54.6 vs 55) were revised down. Meanwhile, inflation expectations for the year-ahead were revised up to 4.2% from 4.1% in the initial estimate and 4.1% in the previous month. The 5-year outlook, was steady at 3.2%.