This morning the UM released monthly survey of consumers. To put it bluntly, this was not a good report.
Current level of consumer confidence is below the levels seen in April 2020 when the world was locked down. Its current reading is near levels associated with the GFC.
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Half the country thinks their standard of living is going to fall because of inflation, as explained here.
“Let this ridership record be a clear signal – New York is coming out of the Omicron surge and we have numbers to prove it,” Governor Kathy Hochul said in a statement Wednesday.
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Subway ridership did make a new one-day post-pandemic peak on Tuesday. But day-to-day subway ridership fluctuates based on the day of the week and weather. So while Tuesday was a record over 3 million, there have been several 2.9 million days in recent weeks.
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Taking a step back, the chart below shows a rolling 7-day average of the three most used ways people commute in New York, driving (bridge and tunnel usage), buses and subway. It is shown as a percentage of the average usage pre-pandemic.