This Is The Way The Hopium Ends: Not With A Bang, But With The Biggest Collapse In Future Consumer Expectations... Ever

I decided to reproduce this chart - it says everything! Hopium!

Zero Hedge

30 August, 2011

The charts below demonstrate the 6 month change in the 6 month forward looking Consumer Confidence outlook: in other words, this chart measure just how deceived US consumers have been by hopium consumption 6 months ago compared to reality now. In short: 2011 has been the most disappointing year for Americans in history.

Whether it is due to excess hopium consumption or not... well, it is not irrelevant.

6 month consumer confidence - United States