Non-Durable Goods Inflation Sentiment
Overview · Mood index · updated daily
About the Non-Durable Goods Inflation Sentiment
Alternative data signal measuring everyday non-durable goods price sentiment - tracking how cost pressures in FMCG, personal care, and perishables translate into consumer inflation expectations.
Consumer sentiment indicators track narrative shifts across spending categories, not just headline retail data. Category-level Awareness spikes often precede sector earnings revisions by four to six weeks as analyst coverage catches up to on-the-ground sentiment shifts. Sentiment divergences across related categories (e.g., healthcare rising, discretionary falling) can signal income-squeeze dynamics.
Key drivers
- Retail sales reports (headline and core)
- Consumer confidence surveys
- Wage growth and disposable income data
- Credit card spending and delinquency trends
- Inflation pass-through commentary and pricing power signals
Reading the Mood scale
- 0-20Severely StressedHouseholds under heavy financial strain.
- 21-40Now · 36StressedBudgets tightening; strain building.
- 41-60StableHousehold finances holding steady.
- 61-80ConfidentHouseholds spending and saving comfortably.
- 81-100Very ConfidentStrong confidence; spending momentum high.
How to use this index
- Use the Mood score to gauge the prevailing narrative bias for Non-durables at a glance.
- The Awareness score flags unusual spikes in coverage - early-warning signals that often precede price moves.
- Extreme readings (0-20 or 81-100) historically mark periods of heightened volatility and potential reversals.
- Compare across related topics to find cross-asset divergences and correlation breakdowns.
- Pro subscribers can view 3 years of history to calibrate thresholds against past market regimes.
This index is frequently referenced alongside non-durable inflation, consumer goods prices, ai price sentiment, internet inflation trends, alternative data cpi - helping traders and analysts track Non-durables mood shifts in real time.
Latest news
Non-durables in the news
The headlines feeding this index, newest first.
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Read morePhilippines September exports hit record $9.87 billion
The Philippines posted its highest monthly export value on record in September, and the government is responding by promising more support to help exporters turn the surge into lasting sales.
Read moreBrazil fuel prices rise faster than inflation
Gasoline and diesel are rising far faster than Brazil’s broader inflation basket, underscoring how quickly imported fuel costs can filter through to households and the economy once temporary tax relief starts to fade.
Read moreAustralia inflation print lifts RBA tightening bets
Australia's hotter-than-expected inflation print has revived the case for further Reserve Bank tightening just as Governor Michele Bullock faces lawmakers in Canberra, sharpening investor focus on whether borrowing costs will need to stay restrictive for longer.
Read moreSerbia election turnout rises as Vučić faces challenge
Serbia’s snap parliamentary election is shaping up as the most serious challenge to President Aleksandar Vučić in more than a decade, with record-high turnout, widespread reports of pressure at polling stations and anger over inflation and fuel prices all converging into a volatile political test.
Read moreTürkiye Inflation and Policy Tightening Outlook
Murat Özyeğin’s assertion that the Turkish economy remains “resilient and adaptable” lands at a sensitive moment for policymakers and investors, as Ankara presses ahead with disinflation and fiscal tightening even while fresh geopolitical shocks threaten to re-ignite price pressures.
Read moreRussia central bank keeps 14% rate after drone strikes
Russia’s central bank has frozen its benchmark rate at 14% after acknowledging that Ukrainian drone strikes on refineries, data centers and other industrial sites are feeding inflation for far longer than it expected, pushing any room for easing out to at least 2027.
Read moreRBA CPI Print Could Boost November Hike Bets
The Reserve Bank of Australia is confronting a crucial inflation print that could cement market bets on a November rate hike, with traders already re-pricing policy after hawkish comments from deputy governor Andrew Hauser.
Read moreWaingapu Inflation Stays at 3% as Clothing Rises
Waingapu’s annual inflation stayed at 3% in September 2026, and the main force behind that price pressure was clothing and footwear — a reminder that even in a relatively small local economy, consumer spending shifts can move the inflation needle in a meaningful way.
Read moreAlbania Core Inflation Falls as Rate Hike Looms
Albania’s core inflation fell for a third straight month in September, strengthening the case that price pressures are easing even as the central bank grows more likely to raise interest rates again to defend the economy from imported inflation.
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Methodology
How the index is built
Data sources, scoring and update cadence, in plain terms.
What is the Non-durables index?
Alternative data signal measuring everyday non-durable goods price sentiment - tracking how cost pressures in FMCG, personal care, and perishables translate into consumer inflation expectations.
How is the Non-durables index calculated?
The Non-durables index is derived from AI-powered NLP analysis of thousands of online news sources, blogs, and financial commentary. Sentiment scores range from 0 (Severely Stressed) to 100 (Very Confident), where 50 represents stable conditions. Awareness scores capture the volume and breadth of coverage for this topic across the media landscape.
How often is the Non-durables index updated?
The underlying data pipeline runs once per day. However, the gauge and score displayed on this page reflect a processed snapshot that may be 3–24 hours behind real-time, depending on the topic's update cadence and how quickly new data clears the processing pipeline. The exact timestamp of the data shown is visible in the gauge footer - hover the info icon to see it in your local time.
Why does the gauge show data from a few hours ago?
The gauge reflects a processed data snapshot, not a live feed. Depending on the topic, displayed values can be 3–24 hours behind real-time - fast-moving topics (crypto, equities) update more frequently, while slower-cycle topics (macro, real estate, geopolitics) may have a longer lag. The precise data timestamp is always visible in the gauge footer: hover the info icon to see it in your local time.
Why use sentiment analysis?
Sentiment uses natural language processing to analyze and quantify investors' opinions, which is different from traditional indicators like volatility (VIX), volume, or price trends. This gives you an edge over others who rely solely on price-based data.
How to interpret the figures?
The gauges show the latest indicator percentiles for the last two quarters. Values above 50 mean an upward trend, while below 50 means a downward trend. A reading above 70% signals greed, and below 30% signals fear. When price and sentiment trends diverge, it's a strong sign the trend will continue.
What does awareness represent?
Besides sentiment, we also provide a measurement of awareness - an indicator of media activity expressed as a ratio of topic-dedicated data compared to the total. Values over 50 indicate an increasing media trend and growing investors' interest; less than 50 signals decreasing attention.
What is sentiment analysis and why measure it?
Sentiment analysis is a way to determine whether a piece of text is positive, negative, or neutral. It helps understand how people feel about a topic or product, which is very important for investment, revenue management, and gauging public opinion. It adds important data points to the decision process and is valuable input for many statistical and AI models.
What are some of the key data characteristics?
Raw signals are gathered from proprietary sources covering over 50,000 outlets and ingested every 15 minutes. Processed gauge readings are derived from these signals but are displayed with a delay of 3–24 hours depending on the topic - the exact data timestamp is always shown in the gauge footer. The platform includes 5 years of history, supports 72 languages, and processes over 1 million unique entries daily. Adalytica maintains over 99.5% uptime across all products and data services.
Who benefits the most from the sentiment data?
The products are widely used across various industries, including finance, real estate, cryptocurrency, commodities, and government. They provide tailored insights for tasks like tracking voter sentiment, optimizing investment strategies, or monitoring brand perception. We offer products that are tailored for both beginners and advanced data professionals.