June 26 (Reuters) - The Reuters/University of Michigan
Surveys of Consumers' final June consumer sentiment
index rose to 70.8 from May's final reading of 68.7 according
to a report released on Friday.
Economists in a Reuters survey expected a final June
reading of 69.0.
Below is a table of the survey's components:
June May April March Feb
Sentiment 70.8 68.7 65.1 57.3 56.3
Current conditions 73.2 67.7 68.3 63.3 65.5
Expectations 69.2 69.4 63.1 53.5 50.5
1-year inflation 3.1 2.8 2.8 2.0 1.9
5-year inflation 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.6 3.1
THE SURVEY: The Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of
Consumers, a monthly series of data on U.S. consumer sentiment,
are produced by the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor,
Michigan. Reuters has exclusive rights to distribute the data
for six months after the release.
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