Sentiment increased in the opening quarter of 2026

Virginia Index of Consumer Sentiment remains slightly below the five-year average

A time series graphic of the three consumer sentiment indexes.

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ICE=Index of Consumer Expectations, ICS=Index of Consumer Sentiment, ICC=Index of Current Conditions.

Chart: Alice Louise Kassens, PhDSource: Institute for Policy and Opinion Research, Roanoke CollegeGet the dataDownload imageCreated with Datawrapper