January 2017 Michigan consumer sentiment flash 98.1 vs 98.5 exp

• Prior 98.2
• Current conditions 112.5 vs 111.5 exp. Prior 111.9
• Expectations 88.9 vs 90.2 exp. Prior 89.5
• 1yr inflation exp 2.6% vs 2.2% prior
• 5yr 2.5% vs 2.3% prior

The inflation numbers will be welcome for the Fed as they had been slipping recently. To help maintain inflation it's important that folks have expectations of inflation.