FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Nick Thiriot, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, nick.thiriot@utah.edu, 801-842-9150

September 4, 2025 (Salt Lake City) – Utah’s consumer sentiment rose 1.9% in August, according to the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute’s Survey of Utah Consumer Sentiment. This increase (from 78.4 in July to 79.9 in August) is within the survey’s margin of error. A similar survey conducted by the University of Michigan reports sentiment fell 5.7% during August among Americans as a whole.

“Compared to July 2025, a larger share of Utahns in August expect business conditions in Utah to improve and to be better off financially as an individual or family a year from now,” said Phil Dean, chief economist at the Gardner Institute. “Interestingly, a larger share of Utah households in August relative to July expects business conditions in the U.S. to worsen over the next 12 months.”

The full results are now available online.

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