Consumer confidence, economic climate and willingness to buy: non adjusted

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Consumer confidence, economic climate and willingness to buy: non adjusted
Periods Consumers attitudes and expectations Current financial situation household Total (%) Consumers attitudes and expectations Current financial situation household Running into debt (%) Consumers attitudes and expectations Current financial situation household Having to draw on our savings (%) Consumers attitudes and expectations Current financial situation household Just managing to make ends meet (%) Consumers attitudes and expectations Current financial situation household Saving a little (%) Consumers attitudes and expectations Current financial situation household Saving a lot (%) Consumers attitudes and expectations Current financial situation household Do not know (%) Consumers attitudes and expectations Where to economise when income falls Total (%) Consumers attitudes and expectations Where to economise when income falls Food, beverages, tobacco (%) Consumers attitudes and expectations Where to economise when income falls Clothing and footwear (%) Consumers attitudes and expectations Where to economise when income falls Car and transportation (%) Consumers attitudes and expectations Where to economise when income falls Vacation, city trips (%) Consumers attitudes and expectations Where to economise when income falls Catering, entertainment, memberships, cu (%) Consumers attitudes and expectations Where to economise when income falls Housing, energy, internet, telephone (%) Consumers attitudes and expectations Where to economise when income falls Economise on nothing particular, will no (%) Consumers attitudes and expectations Where to economise when income falls Do not know (%)
2023 May 100 4 15 22 47 9 4 100 8 8 3 22 7 5 45 3
2023 June 100 2 13 22 50 8 5 100 7 8 2 23 9 4 43 4
2023 July 100 4 12 20 49 11 4 100 7 8 2 21 8 4 47 3
2023 August 100 2 15 23 46 11 3 100 7 7 3 24 8 6 43 3
2023 September 100 3 13 24 46 11 3 100 7 8 3 23 8 5 44 3
2023 October 100 3 15 23 48 8 3 100 7 7 3 23 7 5 46 4
2023 November 100 5 10 24 45 11 4 100 7 6 3 24 8 5 44 4
2023 December 100 2 13 21 46 14 4 100 6 7 3 24 7 5 43 4
2024 January 100 4 12 22 46 11 4 100 9 7 2 24 6 4 44 4
2024 February 100 3 12 20 50 11 4 100 8 9 2 23 6 5 44 4
2024 March 100 2 13 22 48 12 3 100 8 9 3 22 8 4 41 4
2024 April 100 3 12 22 50 11 3 100 8 9 3 22 8 3 43 4
Source: CBS.
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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 22 April 2024.
The figures of April 2024 are added.

When will new figures be published?
New monthly figures will be published on 23 May 2024.

Description topics

Consumers attitudes and expectations
Consumers attitudes and expectations towards various aspects of the general economic situation and the personal financial situation.
Current financial situation household
Distribution of answers in percentages to the question: Which of these statements best describes the current financial situation of your household?
Total
Running into debt
Having to draw on our savings
Just managing to make ends meet
Saving a little
Saving a lot
Do not know
Where to economise when income falls
Distribution of answers in percentages to the question: Suppose your net household income were to fall substantially, say by 10 %, on what would you economise most?
Total
Food, beverages, tobacco
Clothing and footwear
Car and transportation
Vacation, city trips
Catering, entertainment, memberships, cu
Housing, energy, internet, telephone
Economise on nothing particular, will no
Do not know