Survey Finding (August Release): More US consumers report deterioration in their household finances over the past year, with rising debt burdens, stubborn core inflation, and tightening credit access compounding forward pessimism.

Macro & Household Drivers Real-Time NY Fed Model

-1.2%
Wage progression adjusted for household essential expenditure cost changes.
4.8%
Perceived 1-year consumer price increases on food, energy, and shelter.
28.5%
Required monthly principal and interest across credit cards, auto, and mortgages.
65.0%
% of consumers reporting lenders are harder to borrow from vs 1 year ago.
2.1 mo
Liquid cash reserves available to service non-discretionary living costs.

Financial Health & Sentiment Telemetry Elevated Vulnerability

Retrospective Deterioration Index
68.4
Scale 0–100 (Higher = Worse)
Forward Pessimism Score (1-Yr Ahead)
72.1
Scale 0–100 (% Expecting Harder Year)
Credit Tightening Exposure
High
Lending Rejection Probability Tier
3-Month Delinquency Probability
14.2%
Transition to 90+ Day Past Due

Household Financial Stress Distribution & Delinquency Hazard Kernel Shift Model

Immutable Validated Metrics Snapshot
Deterioration Index
68.4
Forward Pessimism
72.1
Credit Tightening
High
Delinquency Risk
14.2%
Household Stress Rating
Elevated Vulnerability

Methodology & Research Grounding

Modeled on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Survey of Consumer Expectations (SCE) and reported by Bloomberg. The index models retrospective financial deterioration from real wage erosion and high debt service, forward-looking expectations, and perceived stringency in borrowing credit.