Consumer confidence, economic climate and willingness to buy: non adjusted
Periods | Consumer confidence (average balance of the subquestions) | Economic climate (average balance of the subquestions) | Willingness to buy (average balance of the subquestions) | Consumers attitudes and expectations Prices next 12 months Total (%) | Consumers attitudes and expectations Prices next 12 months Increase more rapidly (%) | Consumers attitudes and expectations Prices next 12 months Increase at the same rate (%) | Consumers attitudes and expectations Prices next 12 months Increase at a slower rate (%) | Consumers attitudes and expectations Prices next 12 months Stay about the same (%) | Consumers attitudes and expectations Prices next 12 months Fall (%) | Consumers attitudes and expectations Prices next 12 months Do not know (%) | Consumers attitudes and expectations Unemployment next 12 months Total (%) | Consumers attitudes and expectations Unemployment next 12 months Increase sharply (%) | Consumers attitudes and expectations Unemployment next 12 months Increase slightly (%) | Consumers attitudes and expectations Unemployment next 12 months Remain the same (%) | Consumers attitudes and expectations Unemployment next 12 months Fall slightly (%) | Consumers attitudes and expectations Unemployment next 12 months Fall sharply (%) | Consumers attitudes and expectations Unemployment next 12 months Do not know (%) |
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2019 4th quarter | -4 | -9 | 0 | 100 | 27 | 45 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 100 | 6 | 26 | 36 | 24 | 2 | 6 |
2019 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 100 | 26 | 42 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 100 | 3 | 18 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 5 |
2020 January | -1 | -4 | 1 | 100 | 26 | 47 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 100 | 4 | 28 | 38 | 23 | 2 | 6 |
2020 February | -1 | -4 | 1 | 100 | 21 | 48 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 100 | 3 | 23 | 39 | 25 | 2 | 7 |
2020 March | -3 | -14 | 4 | 100 | 33 | 39 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 100 | 7 | 30 | 36 | 21 | 2 | 4 |
2020 April | -24 | -36 | -17 | 100 | 46 | 14 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 100 | 63 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
2020 May | -30 | -51 | -16 | 100 | 53 | 16 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 100 | 67 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
2020 June | -25 | -49 | -10 | 100 | 54 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 100 | 57 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
2020 July | -26 | -50 | -10 | 100 | 45 | 24 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 100 | 54 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
2020 August | -27 | -55 | -8 | 100 | 40 | 27 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 100 | 60 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
2020 September | -27 | -54 | -10 | 100 | 34 | 25 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 100 | 54 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
2020 October | -33 | -64 | -13 | 100 | 39 | 27 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 100 | 68 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
2020 November | -26 | -54 | -8 | 100 | 37 | 27 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 100 | 60 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
2020 December | -21 | -40 | -8 | 100 | 42 | 26 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 100 | 43 | 37 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
20204th quarter | -27 | -53 | -9 | 100 | 40 | 27 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 100 | 57 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
2020 | -20 | -40 | -8 | 100 | 39 | 28 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 100 | 45 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 |
2021 January | -18 | -39 | -4 | 100 | 43 | 26 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 100 | 40 | 35 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
2021 February | -20 | -42 | -4 | 100 | 47 | 24 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 100 | 39 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
2021 March | -18 | -39 | -4 | 100 | 44 | 27 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 100 | 36 | 34 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 4 |
2021 1st quarter | -19 | -40 | -4 | 100 | 45 | 26 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 100 | 38 | 34 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 |
Source: CBS. |
Table description
This table contains the figures on opinions and expectations of Dutch consumers on general economic developments and their own financial situation. The indicators of consumer confidence, economic climate and willingness are based on these opinions and expectations. The consumer survey is partially financed by the European Commission.
Data available from:
January 2017.
Status of the figures:
Figures are final.
Changes as of 23 March 2021.
The figures of March and the first quarter of 2021 are added.
When will new figures be published?
New monthly figures will be published on 22 April 2021.
Description topics
- Consumer confidence
- Consumer confidence indicator
The consumer confidence indicator is the average of the balances of positive and negative answering options, measured as percentage points of the total answers to the questions on the economic situation of the last and upcoming 12 months, the financial situation of the last and upcoming 12 months and whether now is the right time to make large purchases.
The indicator has a range between minus 100 (every balance is negative) and plus 100 (every balance is positive). If the indicator has a value of zero, the shares of optimists and pessimists are equal. - Economic climate
- Consumer confidence indicator
The consumer confidence indicator is the average of the balances of positive and negative answering options, measured as percentage points of the total answers to the questions on the economic situation of the last and upcoming 12 months.
The indicator has a range between minus 100 (every balance is negative) and plus 100 (every balance is positive). If the indicator has a value of zero, the shares of optimists and pessimists are equal. - Willingness to buy
- Willingness to buy indicator
The willingness to buy indicator is the average of the balances of positive and negative answering options, measured as percentage points of the total answers to the questions on the financial situation of the last and upcoming 12 months and whether now is the right time to make large purchases.
The indicator has a range between minus 100 (every balance is negative) and plus 100 (every balance is positive). If the indicator has a value of zero, the shares of optimists and pessimists are equal. - Consumers attitudes and expectations
- Consumers attitudes and expectations towards various aspects of the general economic situation and the personal financial situation.
- Prices next 12 months
- Distribution of answers in percentages to the question: how do you expect that consumer prices will develop in the next 12 months?
- Total
- Increase more rapidly
- Increase at the same rate
- Increase at a slower rate
- Stay about the same
- Fall
- Do not know
- Unemployment next 12 months
- Distribution of answers in percentages to the question: How do you expect the number of people unemployed in this country to change over the next 12 months?
- Total
- Increase sharply
- Increase slightly
- Remain the same
- Fall slightly
- Fall sharply
- Do not know