Key Takeaways Consumer confidence, as measured by the Conference Board, rose in July.The reading comes after the index declined in June as worries over the labor market persisted.Consumer surveys have improved recently after falling in the wake of President Donald Trump’s tariffs announcement in April.

The consumer-confidence index rose to 97.2 in July from a revised 95.2 in the prior month, the Conference Board said Tuesday. Confidence has stabilized after dropping to 85.7 in April. Economists polled by the Wall Street Journal had forecast the index to rise to 95.4 in July from 93 in June

US consumer sentiment rose to a five-month high in early July as expectations about the economy and inflation continued to improve.