The phrase "a barometer of consumer" is not complete and lacks context, but it is grammatically correct.
You can use it when discussing a measure or indicator of consumer behavior or sentiment, typically in economic or marketing contexts.
Example: "The latest sales figures serve as a barometer of consumer confidence in the economy."
Alternatives: "an indicator of consumer" or "a measure of consumer".
Disney, with operations ranging from movies to hotels to baby clothes, is closely watched as a barometer of consumer confidence.
The financial health of Disney's theme park division, closely watched as a barometer of consumer confidence, worsened slightly.
Retail sales, a barometer of consumer confidence, declined 1.7percentt in July from the comparable month last year.
Investors seemed most startled by a barometer of consumer sentiment, which fell to its lowest level in 10 months in February.
A barometer of consumer sentiment released Friday by the University of Michigan held steady in March; analysts had expected it to decline.
Although Disney's parks business is considered a barometer of consumer confidence, recovery in the travel industry tends to lag any broader economic turnaround.
Government officials and economists are closely watching auto sales because they account for a significant part of the nation's economic output and are a barometer of American consumer confidence.
Treated as a barometer of global consumer confidence, Champagne sales are a good indicator of whether shoppers are buying luxury or premium goods, and also whether they feel flush enough to invest in global equities or housing.
"To me it was a shame that there were technical difficulties at the beginning, which doomed the ability of the pilot to actually give us a barometer of how consumers and merchants would deal with an efficiently operating system," said Ben L. Miller, chairman of the Cardtech Conference, an annual smart card trade show.
The list of the fastest-growing restaurant chains is a telling barometer of consumer sentiment toward healthy food, featuring hamburgers and French fries (Five Guys Burgers and Fries) hot wings (Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar) and Mexican food (Chipotle) – cuisine that is not particularly known for being kind to waistlines.
Research shows that rentals are a valid barometer of consumer interest in movies, he says.
