The University of Michigan's final December consumer sentiment index reading was 93.6, compared to the preliminary December 93.8 and the final November 88.8, according to market sources.
The expectations index was 86.4, compared to the preliminary December 86.1 and the final November 79.9.
The current conditions index was 104.8, compared to the preliminary December 105.7 and the final November 102.7.
Economists polled by Thomson Reuters had predicted a 93.5 reading for the main index, 105.1 for current conditions, and 85.0 for expectations.
The five-year inflation expectation index was 2.8%, compared to 2.6% in November, while the one-year inflation expectation index was 2.8%, compared to 2.8% in November.
The University of Michigan index is not released to the press, but only to paying subscribers.
