A shareholder's sentiment report · monthly

Confidence, measured where Florida publishes it: consumer sentiment

Every month since 1985, the University of Florida's Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR) has asked Floridians one question. How do you feel about your own finances and the economy? The answer is the Florida Consumer Sentiment Index, one of the oldest state sentiment series in the country.

You hold a share in a ≈ $114.5 billion enterprise, and it runs on what Floridians spend. This page tracks all 497 monthly readings, Feb 1985 to Jun 2026, from BEBR’s published history file. It measures consumers, and it says so. See “Why consumer” below. We will not dress it up as business confidence.

The index · 1985 → today

Four decades of Florida sentiment

Every monthly reading BEBR publishes, Feb 1985 through Jun 2026. It comes from the bureau’s official history file. The chart is below, and the full table is one click away.

Florida Consumer Sentiment Index FACT UF BEBR history file · Feb 1985 → Jun 2026 · 497 monthly readings

Latest · Jun 2026 FACT

71.4

vs May 2026 CALC

−1.5

12-month range CALC

71.4–79.1

One series, one axis: the headline index, every reading from BEBR’s published history file. Hover or tap the chart for any month’s reading. The latest reading is the lowest since Jun 2024 CALC — computed from the same series, not quoted from commentary.

The last 12 months FACT

Month	Index
Jun 2026	71.4
May 2026	72.9
Apr 2026	74.1
Mar 2026	78.1
Feb 2026	79.1
Jan 2026	76.9
Dec 2025	74.9
Nov 2025	72.5
Oct 2025	75.1
Sep 2025	75.5
Aug 2025	74.3
Jul 2025	74.7

Every reading, Feb 1985 → Jun 2026 — the full table

Month	Index
Jun 2026	71.4
May 2026	72.9
Apr 2026	74.1
Mar 2026	78.1
Feb 2026	79.1
Jan 2026	76.9
Dec 2025	74.9
Nov 2025	72.5
Oct 2025	75.1
Sep 2025	75.5
Aug 2025	74.3
Jul 2025	74.7
Jun 2025	78.1
May 2025	75
Apr 2025	72
Mar 2025	76.1
Feb 2025	84.3
Jan 2025	86.8
Dec 2024	89.9
Nov 2024	82.4
Oct 2024	76.7
Sep 2024	77.9
Aug 2024	76
Jul 2024	74.8
Jun 2024	71.2
May 2024	69.4
Apr 2024	71.8
Mar 2024	71.3
Feb 2024	74
Jan 2024	73.5
Dec 2023	68.2
Nov 2023	65.4
Oct 2023	62.2
Sep 2023	62
Aug 2023	62.5
Jul 2023	61.1
Jun 2023	66.2
May 2023	67.4
Apr 2023	63.7
Mar 2023	63.3
Feb 2023	65.1
Jan 2023	65.4
Dec 2022	60.5
Nov 2022	61.2
Oct 2022	63.2
Sep 2022	65.7
Aug 2022	60.2
Jul 2022	52.8
Jun 2022	55.6
May 2022	56.6
Apr 2022	58.6
Mar 2022	64.8
Feb 2022	65.4
Jan 2022	67.4
Dec 2021	70
Nov 2021	66.9
Oct 2021	66.4
Sep 2021	69.9
Aug 2021	73.8
Jul 2021	80.7
Jun 2021	83.3
May 2021	79.7
Apr 2021	77.3
Mar 2021	79
Feb 2021	75.5
Jan 2021	80.2
Dec 2020	77.3
Nov 2020	80.7
Oct 2020	82.1
Sep 2020	85.4
Aug 2020	79.6
Jul 2020	75.9
Jun 2020	80
May 2020	76.6
Apr 2020	76.3
Mar 2020	87.1
Feb 2020	102.3
Jan 2020	99.5
Dec 2019	99.4
Nov 2019	99.4
Oct 2019	96.1
Sep 2019	96.6
Aug 2019	93.4
Jul 2019	100
Jun 2019	96.5
May 2019	96
Apr 2019	101.7
Mar 2019	100.6
Feb 2019	100.6
Jan 2019	98.1
Dec 2018	98.1
Nov 2018	95
Oct 2018	97.8
Sep 2018	98.1
Aug 2018	98.6
Jul 2018	100.6
Jun 2018	97.7
May 2018	100.2
Apr 2018	98
Mar 2018	97.5
Feb 2018	98.3
Jan 2018	101.3
Dec 2017	97.5
Nov 2017	97.3
Oct 2017	94.8
Sep 2017	95.8
Aug 2017	96.1
Jul 2017	97.7
Jun 2017	96.2
May 2017	94.3
Apr 2017	95.7
Mar 2017	99.2
Feb 2017	93.8
Jan 2017	97.3
Dec 2016	97.3
Nov 2016	90.3
Oct 2016	89.8
Sep 2016	91.5
Aug 2016	88.1
Jul 2016	93
Jun 2016	89.7
May 2016	90
Apr 2016	91
Mar 2016	94.1
Feb 2016	91.8
Jan 2016	92.4
Dec 2015	91.6
Nov 2015	91.1
Oct 2015	89.2
Sep 2015	89
Aug 2015	90.7
Jul 2015	90.5
Jun 2015	89.8
May 2015	87.9
Apr 2015	94.7
Mar 2015	97.3
Feb 2015	93.7
Jan 2015	93.1
Dec 2014	87.65
Nov 2014	85.92
Oct 2014	84.25
Sep 2014	82.81
Aug 2014	82.37
Jul 2014	81.53
Jun 2014	82.17
May 2014	77.53
Apr 2014	79.56
Mar 2014	79.97
Feb 2014	77.54
Jan 2014	77.7
Dec 2013	76.83
Nov 2013	77.3
Oct 2013	69.86
Sep 2013	77.58
Aug 2013	77.07
Jul 2013	76.58
Jun 2013	81.44
May 2013	80.65
Apr 2013	79.23
Mar 2013	76.11
Feb 2013	73.35
Jan 2013	74.79
Dec 2012	75.59
Nov 2012	73.81
Oct 2012	79.96
Sep 2012	79.86
Aug 2012	76.35
Jul 2012	77.02
Jun 2012	73.29
May 2012	78.18
Apr 2012	74.23
Mar 2012	75.02
Feb 2012	75.57
Jan 2012	76.85
Dec 2011	70.35
Nov 2011	66.32
Oct 2011	64.59
Sep 2011	63.82
Aug 2011	61.39
Jul 2011	66.78
Jun 2011	66.06
May 2011	68.13
Apr 2011	68.36
Mar 2011	71.66
Feb 2011	76.45
Jan 2011	76.74
Dec 2010	70.23
Nov 2010	71.39
Oct 2010	73.33
Sep 2010	68.23
Aug 2010	65.82
Jul 2010	65.73
Jun 2010	67
May 2010	70.25
Apr 2010	77.7
Mar 2010	70.58
Feb 2010	72.52
Jan 2010	73.92
Dec 2009	68.52
Nov 2009	69.22
Oct 2009	71.81
Sep 2009	72.22
Aug 2009	71.22
Jul 2009	66.89
Jun 2009	69.02
May 2009	71.36
Apr 2009	71.6
Mar 2009	64.54
Feb 2009	61.69
Jan 2009	66.03
Dec 2008	65.99
Nov 2008	61.95
Oct 2008	62.9
Sep 2008	68.43
Aug 2008	66.74
Jul 2008	60.91
Jun 2008	58.78
May 2008	63.27
Apr 2008	65.61
Mar 2008	70.03
Feb 2008	73.12
Jan 2008	69.86
Dec 2007	73.85
Nov 2007	76.22
Oct 2007	78.96
Sep 2007	77.49
Aug 2007	78.18
Jul 2007	81.13
Jun 2007	82.19
May 2007	81.38
Apr 2007	85.41
Mar 2007	85.79
Feb 2007	91.76
Jan 2007	88.79
Dec 2006	90.31
Nov 2006	93.27
Oct 2006	89.6
Sep 2006	83.1
Aug 2006	77.18
Jul 2006	87.13
Jun 2006	88.45
May 2006	85.56
Apr 2006	86.43
Mar 2006	90.88
Feb 2006	87.23
Jan 2006	94.53
Dec 2005	91.33
Nov 2005	83.77
Oct 2005	79.97
Sep 2005	77.65
Aug 2005	89.34
Jul 2005	94.51
Jun 2005	95.82
May 2005	91.08
Apr 2005	90.57
Mar 2005	92.37
Feb 2005	96.79
Jan 2005	93.41
Dec 2004	90.79
Nov 2004	93.45
Oct 2004	93.12
Sep 2004	92.92
Aug 2004	95.44
Jul 2004	94.31
Jun 2004	94.96
May 2004	92.73
Apr 2004	95.81
Mar 2004	93.51
Feb 2004	97.29
Jan 2004	96.96
Dec 2003	95.71
Nov 2003	93.56
Oct 2003	94.52
Sep 2003	90.72
Aug 2003	90.49
Jul 2003	91.77
Jun 2003	92.81
May 2003	91.48
Apr 2003	88.18
Mar 2003	81.31
Feb 2003	79.49
Jan 2003	82.94
Dec 2002	85.51
Nov 2002	89.99
Oct 2002	82.34
Sep 2002	89.51
Aug 2002	87.58
Jul 2002	89.81
Jun 2002	94.2
May 2002	92.8
Apr 2002	94.56
Mar 2002	101.97
Feb 2002	91.48
Jan 2002	92.37
Dec 2001	90.9
Nov 2001	89.4
Oct 2001	86.32
Sep 2001	84.99
Aug 2001	94.18
Jul 2001	95.98
Jun 2001	95.66
May 2001	91.64
Apr 2001	90.89
Mar 2001	94.13
Feb 2001	91.95
Jan 2001	93.29
Dec 2000	95.57
Nov 2000	104.22
Oct 2000	104.23
Sep 2000	109.17
Aug 2000	110.51
Jul 2000	105.32
Jun 2000	105.71
May 2000	105.58
Apr 2000	105.72
Mar 2000	102.42
Feb 2000	109.95
Jan 2000	107.32
Dec 1999	103.97
Nov 1999	102.58
Oct 1999	100.98
Sep 1999	104.53
Aug 1999	102.42
Jul 1999	105.68
Jun 1999	103.56
May 1999	104.86
Apr 1999	102.83
Mar 1999	107.4
Feb 1999	107.7
Jan 1999	104.11
Dec 1998	97.41
Nov 1998	99.99
Oct 1998	95.5
Sep 1998	97.4
Aug 1998	100.72
Jul 1998	103.64
Jun 1998	103.07
May 1998	106.54
Apr 1998	106.35
Mar 1998	106.18
Feb 1998	106.25
Jan 1998	103.66
Dec 1997	99.09
Nov 1997	99.54
Oct 1997	101.53
Sep 1997	100.85
Aug 1997	99.6
Jul 1997	100.38
Jun 1997	99.06
May 1997	97.13
Apr 1997	95.01
Mar 1997	96.67
Feb 1997	96.47
Jan 1997	95.03
Dec 1996	91.63
Nov 1996	93.06
Oct 1996	93.49
Sep 1996	91.67
Aug 1996	91.38
Jul 1996	90.46
Jun 1996	89.56
May 1996	88.37
Apr 1996	91.26
Mar 1996	90.97
Feb 1996	89.15
Jan 1996	88.57
Dec 1995	86.85
Nov 1995	88.56
Oct 1995	89.69
Sep 1995	91.75
Aug 1995	91.94
Jul 1995	91.46
Jun 1995	90.98
May 1995	87.89
Apr 1995	89.97
Mar 1995	91.21
Feb 1995	92.94
Jan 1995	93.91
Dec 1994	90.54
Nov 1994	92.78
Oct 1994	90.32
Sep 1994	88.07
Aug 1994	87.19
Jul 1994	87.33
Jun 1994	87.21
May 1994	91.46
Apr 1994	89.32
Mar 1994	90.41
Feb 1994	92.39
Jan 1994	93.66
Dec 1993	90
Nov 1993	83
Oct 1993	78
Sep 1993	78.44
Aug 1993	77.5
Jul 1993	76
Jun 1993	78
May 1993	76.9
Apr 1993	82.32
Mar 1993	82.09
Feb 1993	84.46
Jan 1993	91.3
Dec 1992	90.98
Nov 1992	82.05
Oct 1992	79.46
Sep 1992	79.4
Aug 1992	72.1
Jul 1992	76.5
Jun 1992	77.3
May 1992	77.9
Apr 1992	81
Mar 1992	76.8
Feb 1992	72.6
Jan 1992	73.75
Dec 1991	64.1
Nov 1991	68.53
Oct 1991	70.4
Sep 1991	79.6
Aug 1991 *	80.85
Jul 1991	82.1
Jun 1991	85.1
May 1991 *	85.3
Apr 1991	85.5
Mar 1991	89
Feb 1991	77.3
Jan 1991	73
Dec 1990 *	70.65
Nov 1990	68.3
Oct 1990	66.8
Sep 1990	74.5
Aug 1990 *	78.35
Jul 1990	82.2
Jun 1990	89.4
May 1990 *	90.4
Apr 1990	91.4
Mar 1990	90.5
Feb 1990	88.9
Jan 1990	87.64
Dec 1989 *	90.2
Nov 1989	92.76
Oct 1989	94.35
Sep 1989	92.18
Aug 1989 *	93.71
Jul 1989	95.24
Jun 1989	100.7
May 1989	96.71
Apr 1989 *	97.16
Mar 1989	97.6
Feb 1989	99.91
Jan 1989	98.01
Dec 1988 *	97.44
Nov 1988	96.87
Oct 1988	96.24
Sep 1988	95.35
Aug 1988 *	96.54
Jul 1988	97.74
Jun 1988	105.07
May 1988	101.51
Apr 1988 *	96.23
Mar 1988	90.96
Feb 1988	91.79
Jan 1988	94.05
Dec 1987 *	94.66
Nov 1987	95.27
Oct 1987	101.48
Sep 1987	98.83
Aug 1987 *	95.32
Jul 1987	91.81
Jun 1987	95.23
May 1987	93.62
Apr 1987 *	94.19
Mar 1987	94.76
Feb 1987	96.47
Jan 1987	94.98
Dec 1986 *	96.1
Nov 1986	97.22
Oct 1986	98.37
Sep 1986	94.82
Aug 1986 *	97.69
Jul 1986	100.57
Jun 1986	100.99
May 1986	100.75
Apr 1986 *	101.12
Mar 1986	101.49
Feb 1986	98.36
Jan 1986	98.03
Dec 1985 *	97.39
Nov 1985	96.75
Oct 1985	95.29
Sep 1985	96.15
Aug 1985 *	99.12
Jul 1985	102.1
Jun 1985	97.1
May 1985	103.73
Apr 1985 *	102.16
Mar 1985	100.59
Feb 1985	101.84

Source & revisions, in full: we ingest the readings from BEBR’s published CSI history file, accessed Aug 1, 2026. That file is the maintained official series.

(1) * marks 20 months that BEBR reports as missing. BEBR filled each one with the average of the months on either side. That is their footnote, kept here.

(2) BEBR revised the Jun 2020 to Nov 2025 figures to a telephone-only basis. Releases from Dec 2025 onward are telephone-only.

(3) The latest month can differ between the press release and the history file. The June 30 release reported an early figure of 71.1. The history file's revised figure is 71.4.

We publish the maintained series and say so. We do not quietly pick whichever number reads better.

Context, honestly labeled

Why this is consumer sentiment — and not “business confidence”

Florida publishes no index of what business leaders expect. No statewide survey of them exists to cite. The closest statewide series measures consumers.

We could have put a consumer series inside a “business confidence” frame, and few readers would have noticed. The Honesty Framework exists to prevent that quiet swap. A measure is only useful if you know what it measures. So this page uses the index's own name and its own meaning. It measures how Floridians feel about their finances and the economy. Nothing on this site will call it business confidence.

For context, the Colorado page tracks the Leeds Business Confidence Index, a quarterly survey of business executives. States publish different measures. Each WorksBetter locale tracks what its own state publishes, under its own name.

Florida's budget runs on what people spend. The state has no personal income tax, and consumption taxes make up about 80% of state tax revenue. Florida is funded at the register. So how the people at the register feel is tied directly to the money the state collects. See Follow Your Dollar for how that works, end to end.

The plan for this page

What you'll see when the readings land

Committed at launch — the first item has now shipped; the rest you can hold us to:

The monthly index, 1985 → today — live above. Shipped Aug 1, 2026 from BEBR’s history file; refreshed as each monthly release lands (BEBR publishes a release schedule). FACT
The current reading, unpacked — what moved this month, in BEBR's own published detail for each survey question. FACT
Florida vs. the national mood — BEBR's index beside the national consumer-sentiment series. Both measure consumers, and we will label it that way. CALC
The revenue connection — sentiment charted against the consumption taxes that fund the budget. Labeled as correlation, not cause. CALC

Under evaluation

Possible companion series

A business-side signal for Florida may still be possible, honestly sourced. We are looking at two. The first is the NFIB Small Business Optimism series, a national small-business survey that publishes state cuts from time to time. The second is counts of new business filings from Sunbiz bulk data. A filing shows what a firm did, not what it said. If either ships, it ships under its own name, on this page, with its limits stated.

How this page keeps its books

Methods & sources

Source: UF BEBR — Florida Consumer Sentiment Index, published monthly since 1985. This page cites BEBR's public work and claims no affiliation. Grading: readings are FACT from BEBR’s history file; comparisons and trends are CALC with formulas shown; anything not yet ingested stays PENDING. Full data standards: Methodology & Data Standards.