纽约（美国有线电视新闻网）美国人对经济复苏感到更加乐观，这种复苏一直持续到今年最后一个月。这也是新年的好消息。
会议委员会的数据显示，衡量消费者信心的一项指标在 12 月已升至 115.8 点，高于经济学家的预测并超过了 11 月的水平。作为参考，该指数在 1985 年为 100。
对通货膨胀的担忧有所减轻，同样，尽管病例增加并发现了具有高度传染性的 Omicron 变体，但对大流行的担忧也同样消退。
尽管美国人对当前经济状况的看法或多或少没有变化，但对短期增长前景的预期有所改善。
“计划在未来六个月购买房屋、汽车、主要家电和度假的消费者比例均有所增加，”美国经济咨商局经济指标高级主管林恩弗兰科表示。
“强劲的收入预期在一定程度上缓解了消费者对通胀的担忧，”杰富瑞的货币市场经济学家托马斯西蒙斯表示。
最起码到现在。
但是，当谈到今年让消费者感到紧张的动态时，我们并没有走出困境：“展望 2022 年，信心和消费者支出将继续面临价格上涨和预计冬季大流行病激增带来的阻力， ”弗兰科说。
Americans feel better about the economy, for now
New York (CNN Business)Americans are feeling more optimistic about the recovery, which has continued to go strong into the final month of the year. And this is good news for the New Year as well.
A measure of consumer confidence has risen to 115.8 points in December, more than economists had predicted and exceeding the November level, according to data from The Conference Board. For reference, the index stood at 100 in 1985.
Concerns about inflation declined some, and similarly worries about the pandemic receded in spite of the rise in cases and the discovery of the highly infectious Omicron variant.
Even though Americans' feelings were more or less unchanged about the present state of the economy, expectations about short-term growth prospects improved.
"The proportion of consumers planning to purchase homes, automobiles, major appliances, and vacations over the next six months all increased," said Lynn Franco, senior director of economic indicators at The Conference Board.
"The concern among consumers towards inflation is assuaged somewhat by strong income expectations," said Thomas Simons, money market economist at Jefferies.
At least for now.
But we're not out of the woods when it comes to the dynamics that made consumers nervous this year: "Looking ahead to 2022, both confidence and consumer spending will continue to face headwinds from rising prices and an expected winter surge of the pandemic," said Franco.
