Consumer

Consumer: VERXERA coverage with documented sources.

  1. October 8 mortgage average and October 14 Treasury yield: distinct dated measures

    Freddie Mac’s 7.40% mortgage average belongs to October 8, 2026, and reflects weekly applications. Treasury’s 5.22% and 5.19% figures are dated 10-year par…

  2. September CPI rose 0.6%; October weekly gasoline prices eased by 2.3 cents

    BLS reported a 0.6% seasonally adjusted rise in September’s CPI-U. The seasonally adjusted gasoline index increased 9.1% and accounted for more than half of…

  3. Two consumer surveys, different dimensions of concern

    The New York Fed’s September 2026 SCE and Michigan’s preliminary October 2026 survey describe consumer perceptions, not observed inflation or credit…

  4. EIA winter spending forecasts alongside BLS historical household-energy index readings

    The [EIA outlook dated October 7, 2026](https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=68264) forecasts spending this winter using both price and weather…