Sector prospects from the Fed’s regional reportsLatest: October 2026 edition · released Oct 14, 2026
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Consumer Staples

Prospect score, October 2026−0.11
SignalNeutral
Rank9/11
Trend Steady

Prospect score, every edition

−1.0−0.50+0.5+1.02000200420082012201620202024

Blends current conditions, district outlooks, momentum, a sector-specific macro tilt and margins. Hover or tap the line for each edition.

Current conditions, every edition

−1.0−0.50+0.5+1.02000200420082012201620202024

By edition

EditionReleasedScoreSignalRankNowOutlookTrend
October 2026 Oct 14, 2026 −0.11 Neutral 9 +0.11 – Steady
August 2026 Sep 2, 2026 −0.03 Neutral 9 +0.05 – Steady
July 2026 Jul 15, 2026 −0.08 Neutral 11 +0.02 −1.00 Steady
May 2026 Jun 3, 2026 −0.26 Leaning Unfavorable 11 −0.19 – Turning down
April 2026 Apr 15, 2026 +0.11 Neutral 5 +0.23 – Steady
February 2026 Mar 4, 2026 −0.02 Neutral 8 +0.12 – Steady
January 2026 Jan 14, 2026 +0.01 Neutral 6 +0.11 – Steady
November 2025 Nov 26, 2025 −0.07 Neutral 4 −0.04 −0.50 Steady
October 2025 Oct 15, 2025 −0.21 Leaning Unfavorable 7 −0.13 – Steady
August 2025 Sep 3, 2025 −0.30 Leaning Unfavorable 10 −0.18 −1.00 Turning down
July 2025 Jul 16, 2025 +0.18 Leaning Favorable 2 +0.33 – Steady
May 2025 Jun 4, 2025 −0.02 Neutral 3 +0.17 – Steady
April 2025 Apr 23, 2025 −0.11 Neutral 3 +0.05 – Steady
February 2025 Mar 5, 2025 +0.08 Neutral 5 +0.28 – Steady
January 2025 Jan 15, 2025 +0.01 Neutral 8 +0.05 – No history
November 2024 Dec 4, 2024 −0.01 Neutral 10 0.00 0.00 Steady
October 2024 Oct 23, 2024 0.00 Neutral 5 0.00 0.00 Steady
August 2024 Sep 4, 2024 0.00 Neutral 3 0.00 0.00 Steady
July 2024 Jul 17, 2024 0.00 Neutral 4 0.00 0.00 Steady
May 2024 May 29, 2024 0.00 Neutral 4 0.00 0.00 Steady
April 2024 Apr 17, 2024 −0.01 Neutral 7 0.00 0.00 Steady
February 2024 Mar 6, 2024 −0.01 Neutral 8 0.00 0.00 Steady
January 2024 Jan 17, 2024 −0.01 Neutral 5 0.00 0.00 Steady
November 2023 Nov 29, 2023 +0.02 Neutral 4 +0.07 0.00 Steady
October 2023 Oct 18, 2023 −0.06 Neutral 4 −0.04 0.00 Steady
August 2023 Sep 6, 2023 +0.04 Neutral 1 +0.16 0.00 Steady
June 2023 Jul 12, 2023 +0.06 Neutral 2 +0.16 0.00 Steady
May 2023 May 31, 2023 +0.04 Neutral 2 +0.11 0.00 Steady
April 2023 Apr 19, 2023 −0.01 Neutral 1 0.00 0.00 Steady
February 2023 Mar 8, 2023 +0.02 Neutral 5 +0.06 0.00 Steady
January 2023 Jan 18, 2023 −0.02 Neutral 5 0.00 0.00 Steady
November 2022 Nov 30, 2022 −0.06 Neutral 5 0.00 0.00 Steady
October 2022 Oct 19, 2022 +0.01 Neutral 3 +0.16 0.00 Steady
August 2022 Sep 7, 2022 +0.11 Neutral 3 +0.33 0.00 Steady
July 2022 Jul 13, 2022 +0.10 Neutral 2 +0.26 0.00 Steady
May 2022 Jun 1, 2022 +0.06 Neutral 3 +0.16 0.00 Steady
April 2022 Apr 20, 2022 −0.04 Neutral 11 0.00 0.00 Steady
February 2022 Mar 2, 2022 +0.03 Neutral 6 +0.11 0.00 Steady
January 2022 Jan 12, 2022 +0.01 Neutral 7 +0.11 0.00 Steady
November 2021 Dec 1, 2021 −0.06 Neutral 11 0.00 0.00 Turning down
October 2021 Oct 20, 2021 +0.14 Neutral 6 +0.33 0.00 Steady
August 2021 Sep 8, 2021 +0.01 Neutral 7 +0.11 0.00 Steady
July 2021 Jul 14, 2021 −0.08 Neutral 10 0.00 0.00 Turning down
May 2021 Jun 2, 2021 +0.10 Neutral 10 +0.33 0.00 Steady
April 2021 Apr 14, 2021 +0.08 Neutral 10 +0.23 0.00 Steady
February 2021 Mar 3, 2021 +0.10 Neutral 9 +0.22 0.00 Steady
January 2021 Jan 13, 2021 −0.01 Neutral 10 0.00 0.00 Steady
November 2020 Dec 2, 2020 −0.02 Neutral 8 0.00 0.00 Steady
October 2020 Oct 21, 2020 −0.07 Neutral 10 0.00 0.00 Steady
August 2020 Sep 2, 2020 −0.05 Neutral 9 +0.13 0.00 Weakening
July 2020 Jul 15, 2020 +0.10 Neutral 6 +0.43 0.00 Steady
May 2020 May 27, 2020 +0.43 Leaning Favorable 1 +0.62 +0.50 Steady
April 2020 Apr 15, 2020 +0.60 Favorable 1 +0.81 +0.50 Turning up
February 2020 Mar 4, 2020 0.00 Neutral 9 0.00 0.00 Steady
January 2020 Jan 15, 2020 0.00 Neutral 9 0.00 0.00 Steady
November 2019 Nov 27, 2019 0.00 Neutral 7 0.00 0.00 Steady
October 2019 Oct 16, 2019 0.00 Neutral 8 0.00 0.00 Steady
August 2019 Sep 4, 2019 0.00 Neutral 8 0.00 0.00 Steady
July 2019 Jul 17, 2019 0.00 Neutral 6 0.00 0.00 Steady
May 2019 Jun 5, 2019 0.00 Neutral 7 0.00 0.00 Steady
April 2019 Apr 17, 2019 0.00 Neutral 11 0.00 0.00 Steady
February 2019 Mar 6, 2019 0.00 Neutral 6 0.00 0.00 Steady
January 2019 Jan 16, 2019 0.00 Neutral 7 0.00 0.00 Steady
November 2018 Dec 5, 2018 0.00 Neutral 7 0.00 0.00 Steady
October 2018 Oct 24, 2018 −0.01 Neutral 10 0.00 0.00 Steady
August 2018 Sep 12, 2018 0.00 Neutral 10 0.00 0.00 Steady
July 2018 Jul 18, 2018 −0.01 Neutral 11 0.00 0.00 Steady
May 2018 May 30, 2018 −0.01 Neutral 10 0.00 0.00 Steady
April 2018 Apr 18, 2018 −0.01 Neutral 10 0.00 0.00 Steady
February 2018 Mar 7, 2018 −0.03 Neutral 11 0.00 0.00 Steady
January 2018 Jan 17, 2018 −0.03 Neutral 11 0.00 0.00 Steady
November 2017 Nov 29, 2017 +0.12 Neutral 8 +0.22 0.00 Steady
October 2017 Oct 18, 2017 0.00 Neutral 9 0.00 0.00 Steady
August 2017 Sep 6, 2017 −0.07 Neutral 9 −0.13 0.00 Steady
June 2017 Jul 12, 2017 +0.07 Neutral 9 +0.05 0.00 Steady
May 2017 May 31, 2017 −0.03 Neutral 10 0.00 0.00 Steady
April 2017 Apr 19, 2017 −0.05 Neutral 10 0.00 0.00 Steady
February 2017 Mar 1, 2017 +0.08 Neutral 9 +0.22 0.00 Steady
January 2017 Jan 18, 2017 +0.12 Neutral 9 +0.22 0.00 Steady
November 2016 Nov 30, 2016 +0.01 Neutral 11 0.00 0.00 Steady
October 2016 Oct 19, 2016 −0.05 Neutral 10 −0.15 0.00 Steady
August 2016 Sep 7, 2016 +0.05 Neutral 7 0.00 0.00 Steady
July 2016 Jul 13, 2016 −0.10 Neutral 11 −0.22 0.00 Steady
May 2016 Jun 1, 2016 −0.13 Neutral 11 −0.22 0.00 Turning down
April 2016 Apr 13, 2016 +0.07 Neutral 7 +0.15 0.00 Steady
February 2016 Mar 2, 2016 +0.01 Neutral 7 0.00 0.00 Steady
January 2016 Jan 13, 2016 +0.01 Neutral 7 0.00 0.00 Steady
November 2015 Dec 2, 2015 −0.06 Neutral 9 −0.11 0.00 Steady
October 2015 Oct 14, 2015 −0.04 Neutral 8 0.00 0.00 Steady
August 2015 Sep 2, 2015 0.00 Neutral 8 +0.07 0.00 Steady
July 2015 Jul 15, 2015 +0.16 Leaning Favorable 8 +0.29 0.00 Improving
May 2015 Jun 3, 2015 −0.01 Neutral 8 0.00 0.00 Steady
April 2015 Apr 15, 2015 −0.08 Neutral 9 −0.11 0.00 Turning down
February 2015 Mar 4, 2015 +0.12 Neutral 7 +0.22 0.00 Steady
January 2015 Jan 14, 2015 +0.02 Neutral 9 0.00 0.00 Steady
November 2014 Dec 3, 2014 −0.05 Neutral 9 −0.10 0.00 Steady
October 2014 Oct 15, 2014 −0.03 Neutral 11 −0.09 0.00 Steady
August 2014 Sep 3, 2014 +0.05 Neutral 9 +0.07 0.00 Turning up
July 2014 Jul 16, 2014 −0.10 Neutral 11 −0.22 0.00 Turning down
May 2014 Jun 4, 2014 +0.05 Neutral 9 +0.05 0.00 Turning up
April 2014 Apr 16, 2014 −0.13 Neutral 11 −0.21 0.00 Steady
February 2014 Mar 5, 2014 −0.02 Neutral 9 0.00 0.00 Steady
January 2014 Jan 15, 2014 +0.10 Neutral 8 +0.22 0.00 Turning up
November 2013 Dec 4, 2013 −0.04 Neutral 11 −0.05 0.00 Steady
October 2013 Oct 16, 2013 +0.04 Neutral 7 +0.09 0.00 Steady
August 2013 Sep 4, 2013 0.00 Neutral 7 0.00 0.00 Steady
July 2013 Jul 17, 2013 +0.02 Neutral 8 0.00 0.00 Steady
May 2013 Jun 5, 2013 +0.04 Neutral 8 0.00 0.00 Steady
April 2013 Apr 17, 2013 −0.10 Neutral 11 −0.22 0.00 Steady
February 2013 Mar 6, 2013 −0.08 Neutral 11 −0.15 0.00 Steady
January 2013 Jan 16, 2013 +0.04 Neutral 7 +0.07 0.00 Steady
November 2012 Nov 28, 2012 +0.01 Neutral 6 0.00 0.00 Steady
September 2012 Oct 10, 2012 −0.03 Neutral 10 −0.05 0.00 Steady
August 2012 Aug 29, 2012 −0.01 Neutral 8 0.00 0.00 Steady
July 2012 Jul 18, 2012 +0.02 Neutral 7 +0.07 0.00 Steady
May 2012 Jun 6, 2012 +0.03 Neutral 10 +0.05 0.00 Steady
April 2012 Apr 11, 2012 0.00 Neutral 9 0.00 0.00 Steady
February 2012 Feb 29, 2012 0.00 Neutral 11 0.00 0.00 Steady
December 2011 Jan 11, 2012 +0.10 Neutral 7 +0.22 0.00 Steady
November 2011 Nov 30, 2011 +0.01 Neutral 7 0.00 0.00 Steady
October 2011 Oct 19, 2011 −0.01 Neutral 5 +0.06 0.00 Steady
August 2011 Sep 7, 2011 −0.12 Neutral 7 −0.14 0.00 Steady
July 2011 Jul 27, 2011 +0.03 Neutral 10 0.00 +0.50 Steady
May 2011 Jun 8, 2011 +0.03 Neutral 11 +0.05 +0.50 Turning down
April 2011 Apr 13, 2011 +0.19 Leaning Favorable 8 +0.31 +0.50 Steady
February 2011 Mar 2, 2011 +0.24 Leaning Favorable 8 +0.31 +0.55 Steady
January 2011 Jan 12, 2011 +0.28 Leaning Favorable 7 +0.38 +0.50 Turning up
November 2010 Dec 1, 2010 +0.04 Neutral 10 −0.10 +0.50 Steady
October 2010 Oct 20, 2010 +0.08 Neutral 7 +0.14 0.00 Steady
August 2010 Sep 8, 2010 +0.04 Neutral 4 +0.27 0.00 Turning up
July 2010 Jul 28, 2010 −0.04 Neutral 6 0.00 0.00 Turning down
May 2010 Jun 9, 2010 +0.25 Leaning Favorable 7 +0.31 +0.50 Improving
April 2010 Apr 14, 2010 +0.13 Neutral 8 +0.05 +0.50 Steady
February 2010 Mar 3, 2010 +0.15 Neutral 9 0.00 +0.50 Steady
January 2010 Jan 13, 2010 +0.21 Leaning Favorable 7 +0.14 +0.50 Steady
November 2009 Dec 2, 2009 +0.23 Leaning Favorable 7 +0.05 +0.50 Steady
October 2009 Oct 21, 2009 +0.02 Neutral 4 +0.09 0.00 Steady
August 2009 Sep 9, 2009 −0.05 Neutral 9 0.00 0.00 Steady
July 2009 Jul 29, 2009 −0.03 Neutral 7 +0.13 0.00 Steady
June 2009 Jun 10, 2009 −0.02 Neutral 4 +0.20 0.00 Turning down
April 2009 Apr 15, 2009 −0.03 Neutral 1 +0.52 −0.50 Steady
February 2009 Mar 4, 2009 −0.17 Leaning Unfavorable 1 +0.45 −1.00 Steady
January 2009 Jan 14, 2009 −0.22 Leaning Unfavorable 1 +0.36 −1.00 Steady
November 2008 Dec 3, 2008 −0.28 Leaning Unfavorable 1 +0.36 −1.00 Steady
October 2008 Oct 15, 2008 −0.12 Neutral 2 +0.42 −0.50 Steady
August 2008 Sep 3, 2008 +0.18 Leaning Favorable 2 +0.47 – Steady
July 2008 Jul 23, 2008 +0.11 Neutral 4 +0.43 – Turning up
June 2008 Jun 11, 2008 −0.07 Neutral 6 +0.09 – Steady
April 2008 Apr 16, 2008 +0.09 Neutral 3 +0.27 – Steady
February 2008 Mar 5, 2008 +0.23 Leaning Favorable 1 +0.21 – Steady
January 2008 Jan 16, 2008 +0.06 Neutral 3 0.00 0.00 Steady
November 2007 Nov 28, 2007 +0.05 Neutral 4 0.00 0.00 Steady
October 2007 Oct 17, 2007 +0.05 Neutral 5 0.00 0.00 Steady
August 2007 Sep 5, 2007 +0.05 Neutral 5 0.00 0.00 Steady
July 2007 Jul 25, 2007 −0.05 Neutral 7 0.00 0.00 Steady
June 2007 Jun 13, 2007 −0.05 Neutral 10 0.00 0.00 Steady
April 2007 Apr 25, 2007 0.00 Neutral 8 0.00 0.00 Steady
February 2007 Mar 7, 2007 −0.05 Neutral 9 0.00 0.00 Steady
January 2007 Jan 17, 2007 0.00 Neutral 7 0.00 0.00 Steady
November 2006 Nov 29, 2006 +0.05 Neutral 7 0.00 0.00 Steady
October 2006 Oct 12, 2006 0.00 Neutral 10 0.00 0.00 Steady
August 2006 Sep 6, 2006 0.00 Neutral 7 0.00 0.00 Steady
July 2006 Jul 26, 2006 0.00 Neutral 8 0.00 0.00 Steady
June 2006 Jun 14, 2006 +0.01 Neutral 8 0.00 0.00 Steady
April 2006 Apr 26, 2006 0.00 Neutral 11 0.00 0.00 Steady
March 2006 Mar 15, 2006 0.00 Neutral 10 0.00 0.00 Steady
January 2006 Jan 18, 2006 0.00 Neutral 11 0.00 0.00 Steady
November 2005 Nov 30, 2005 −0.04 Neutral 11 0.00 0.00 Steady
October 2005 Oct 19, 2005 +0.01 Neutral 10 0.00 0.00 Steady
August 2005 Sep 7, 2005 +0.01 Neutral 10 0.00 0.00 Steady
July 2005 Jul 27, 2005 0.00 Neutral 10 0.00 0.00 Steady
June 2005 Jun 15, 2005 0.00 Neutral 11 0.00 0.00 Steady
April 2005 Apr 20, 2005 −0.01 Neutral 10 0.00 0.00 Steady
February 2005 Mar 9, 2005 −0.01 Neutral 11 0.00 0.00 Steady
January 2005 Jan 19, 2005 −0.01 Neutral 10 0.00 0.00 Steady
November 2004 Dec 1, 2004 −0.01 Neutral 8 0.00 0.00 Steady
October 2004 Oct 27, 2004 −0.01 Neutral 10 0.00 0.00 Steady
September 2004 Sep 8, 2004 −0.07 Neutral 11 0.00 0.00 Steady
July 2004 Jul 28, 2004 −0.07 Neutral 11 0.00 0.00 Steady
June 2004 Jun 16, 2004 +0.07 Neutral 10 +0.16 0.00 Steady
April 2004 Apr 21, 2004 −0.01 Neutral 11 0.00 0.00 Steady
February 2004 Mar 3, 2004 −0.01 Neutral 11 0.00 0.00 Steady
January 2004 Jan 14, 2004 −0.01 Neutral 11 0.00 0.00 Steady
November 2003 Nov 26, 2003 −0.01 Neutral 11 0.00 0.00 Steady
October 2003 Oct 15, 2003 −0.01 Neutral 10 0.00 0.00 Steady
July 2003 Jul 30, 2003 −0.01 Neutral 9 0.00 0.00 Steady
June 2003 Jun 11, 2003 −0.02 Neutral 7 0.00 0.00 Steady
April 2003 Apr 23, 2003 −0.02 Neutral 6 0.00 0.00 Steady
February 2003 Mar 5, 2003 +0.04 Neutral 4 +0.11 0.00 Steady
January 2003 Jan 15, 2003 −0.02 Neutral 6 0.00 0.00 Steady
November 2002 Nov 27, 2002 +0.02 Neutral 3 +0.05 – Steady
October 2002 Oct 23, 2002 +0.07 Neutral 2 +0.09 – Steady
September 2002 Sep 11, 2002 0.00 Neutral 5 0.00 – Steady
July 2002 Jul 31, 2002 +0.01 Neutral 3 0.00 – Steady
June 2002 Jun 12, 2002 +0.01 Neutral 8 0.00 – Steady
April 2002 Apr 24, 2002 −0.10 Neutral 11 −0.11 +0.50 Steady
February 2002 Mar 6, 2002 −0.03 Neutral 8 0.00 – Steady
January 2002 Jan 16, 2002 −0.07 Neutral 6 0.00 – Steady
November 2001 Nov 28, 2001 +0.12 Neutral 1 +0.14 – Steady
October 2001 Oct 24, 2001 +0.21 Leaning Favorable 1 +0.29 – Steady
September 2001 Sep 19, 2001 +0.04 Neutral 3 +0.07 – Steady
July 2001 Aug 8, 2001 +0.09 Neutral 1 +0.11 – Steady
June 2001 Jun 13, 2001 −0.12 Neutral 5 0.00 – Steady
April 2001 May 2, 2001 −0.12 Neutral 6 0.00 – Turning down
February 2001 Mar 7, 2001 +0.22 Leaning Favorable 3 +0.27 – Turning up
January 2001 Jan 17, 2001 0.00 Neutral 4 0.00 – Steady
November 2000 Dec 6, 2000 −0.02 Neutral 7 0.00 – Steady
October 2000 Nov 1, 2000 −0.08 Neutral 8 0.00 – Steady
September 2000 Sep 20, 2000 +0.03 Neutral 9 +0.12 – Steady
July 2000 Aug 9, 2000 +0.18 Leaning Favorable 5 +0.36 – Turning up
June 2000 Jun 14, 2000 −0.04 Neutral 9 −0.05 – Steady
April 2000 May 3, 2000 −0.06 Neutral 10 0.00 – Steady
February 2000 Mar 8, 2000 −0.04 Neutral 10 −0.05 – Steady
January 2000 Jan 19, 2000 −0.11 Neutral 11 −0.12 – Steady
November 1999 Dec 8, 1999 −0.02 Neutral 10 +0.07 – Steady
October 1999 Nov 3, 1999 −0.04 Neutral 10 −0.05 −0.50 Steady
September 1999 Sep 22, 1999 −0.08 Neutral 11 −0.05 – Steady
August 1999 Aug 11, 1999 −0.08 Neutral 11 +0.04 – Steady
June 1999 Jun 16, 1999 +0.11 Neutral 10 +0.12 – Steady
April 1999 May 5, 1999 +0.11 Neutral 9 +0.09 – Steady
March 1999 Mar 17, 1999 +0.18 Leaning Favorable 9 +0.22 – Steady
January 1999 Jan 20, 1999 +0.01 Neutral 8 0.00 – Steady
November 1998 Dec 9, 1998 −0.03 Neutral 8 0.00 – Steady
October 1998 Nov 4, 1998 −0.10 Neutral 7 0.00 – Steady
September 1998 Sep 16, 1998 +0.18 Leaning Favorable 4 +0.22 – Steady
July 1998 Aug 5, 1998 0.00 Neutral 8 0.00 – Steady
June 1998 Jun 17, 1998 +0.06 Neutral 7 +0.07 – Steady
April 1998 May 6, 1998 −0.01 Neutral 8 0.00 – Steady
March 1998 Mar 18, 1998 −0.01 Neutral 8 0.00 – Steady
January 1998 Jan 21, 1998 0.00 Neutral 8 +0.05 – Steady
November 1997 Dec 3, 1997 −0.04 Neutral 10 0.00 – Steady
October 1997 Oct 29, 1997 +0.17 Leaning Favorable 6 +0.22 – Steady
September 1997 Sep 17, 1997 −0.09 Neutral 11 0.00 – Steady
July 1997 Aug 6, 1997 −0.08 Neutral 11 +0.05 – Steady
June 1997 Jun 18, 1997 −0.10 Neutral 10 0.00 – Steady
April 1997 May 7, 1997 +0.10 Neutral 9 +0.22 – Steady
March 1997 Mar 12, 1997 +0.20 Leaning Favorable 8 +0.29 – Steady
January 1997 Jan 22, 1997 +0.05 Neutral 8 +0.09 +0.50 No history