• As Wall Street Soars, Consumer Sentiment Languishes
• All U.S. Markets up 15 to 18% from a Year Ago; Overall Consumer Index Virtually Unchanged
• Gas Price Drops Lesson Concern; Food Worries Rise
• Home Buying Plans Up; Signals Increased Economic Activity
As Wall Street Soars, Consumer Sentiment Languishes
![Grocery aisle](https://scri.siena.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Econ2.jpg)