Consumer confidence improves
At 0, the consumer confidence indicator in June stands above its long-term average over the past two decades (-4). The indicator reached an all-time high in January 2000 (36) and an all-time low in March 2013 (-41).
| Year | Month | balance (average of the component questions) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | July | 13 |
| 2015 | August | 13 |
| 2015 | September | 11 |
| 2015 | October | 12 |
| 2015 | November | 14 |
| 2015 | December | 13 |
| 2016 | January | 11 |
| 2016 | February | 6 |
| 2016 | March | 2 |
| 2016 | April | 6 |
| 2016 | May | 7 |
| 2016 | June | 11 |
| 2016 | July | 9 |
| 2016 | August | 9 |
| 2016 | September | 12 |
| 2016 | October | 17 |
| 2016 | November | 20 |
| 2016 | December | 21 |
| 2017 | January | 21 |
| 2017 | February | 22 |
| 2017 | March | 24 |
| 2017 | April | 26 |
| 2017 | May | 23 |
| 2017 | June | 23 |
| 2017 | July | 25 |
| 2017 | August | 26 |
| 2017 | September | 23 |
| 2017 | October | 23 |
| 2017 | November | 22 |
| 2017 | December | 25 |
| 2018 | January | 24 |
| 2018 | February | 23 |
| 2018 | March | 24 |
| 2018 | April | 25 |
| 2018 | May | 23 |
| 2018 | June | 23 |
| 2018 | July | 23 |
| 2018 | August | 21 |
| 2018 | September | 19 |
| 2018 | October | 15 |
| 2018 | November | 13 |
| 2018 | December | 9 |
| 2019 | January | 1 |
| 2019 | February | -2 |
| 2019 | March | -4 |
| 2019 | April | -3 |
| 2019 | May | -3 |
| 2019 | June | 0 |
More positive about economic climate, willingness to buy less negative
The component indicator on Economic climate has improved: from -2 in May to 2 in June. In June, consumers are more positive about the economic climate in the past twelve months and their outlook for the coming twelve months is less negative.
Consumers’ willingness to buy improved from -3 in May to -2 in June. Opinions on their financial situation in the past as well as coming twelve months are improving and they also find the time more favourable to make large purchases.
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