The consumer confidence indicator in Portugal fell to -26.3 in September of 2020 from -26 in August, after improving in the previous two months. The current assessment on household's financial situation worsened (-15.5 vs -15.1 in August) and expectations about the economic situation in the country deteriorated (-47.2 vs -44.3). Meantime, there were decreases in the sub-indexes measuring households' financial situation over the next 12 months (-36.3 vs -38.2) and major purchases (-34.7 vs -36.3).

Consumer Confidence in Portugal averaged -17.69 points from 1997 until 2020, reaching an all time high of -0.80 points in November of 1997 and a record low of -46.80 points in December of 2012. This page provides - Portugal Consumer Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Portugal Consumer Confidence - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2020.

Consumer Confidence in Portugal is expected to be -24.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Consumer Confidence in Portugal to stand at -12.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Portugal Consumer Confidence is projected to trend around -12.00 points in 2021 and -10.00 points in 2022, according to our econometric models.

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Portugal Consumer Confidence

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-26.30 -26.00 -0.80 -46.80 1997 - 2020 points Monthly


Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2020-06-29 08:30 AM Jun -33.10 -29.1 -22
2020-07-30 08:30 AM Jul -28.3 -33.1 -28
2020-08-28 08:30 AM Aug -26 -28.3 -23
2020-09-29 08:30 AM Sep -26.3 -26 -24
2020-10-29 09:30 AM Oct -26.3 -27
2020-11-27 09:30 AM Nov
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Portugal Consumer Morale Pulls Back in September
The consumer confidence indicator in Portugal fell to -26.3 in September of 2020 from -26 in August, after improving in the previous two months. The current assessment on household's financial situation worsened (-15.5 vs -15.1 in August) and expectations about the economic situation in the country deteriorated (-47.2 vs -44.3). Meantime, there were decreases in the sub-indexes measuring households' financial situation over the next 12 months (-36.3 vs -38.2) and major purchases (-34.7 vs -36.3).
2020-09-29
Portugal Consumer Morale Remains Weak
The consumer confidence indicator in Portugal increased to -26 in August of 2020 from -28.3 in the previous month, still remaining below pre-pandemic levels. There were increases in the sub-indexes measuring households' financial situation over the next 12 months (-8.4 vs -11.9 in July), the economic situation in the country over the next 12 months (-44.3 vs -47.3) and major purchases over the next 12 months (-36.3 vs -38.2). At the same time, the gauge for households' financial situation over the past 12 months increased to -15.1 in August, compared to -15.9 in July.
2020-08-28
Portugal Consumer Confidence Remains Weak in July
The consumer confidence indicator in Portugal increased to -28.3 in July 2020 from an all-time low of -33.1 in the previous month, still remaining at the lowest levels since records began in 1997. Consumers felt less pessimistic about the future climate as the economy recovers from the pandemic hit. There were increases in the sub-indexes measuring households' financial situation over the next 12 months (-11.9 vs -19.3 in June), the economic situation in the country over the next 12 months (-47.3 vs -55.8) and major purchases over the next 12 months (-38.2 vs -43.7). At the same time, the gauge for households' financial situation over the past 12 months deteriorated to -15.9 in July, compared to -13.7 in June.
2020-07-30
Portugal Consumer Confidence Lowest since 2013
The consumer confidence indicator in Portugal fell for the seventh month in a row to -33.1 in June of 2020 from -29.1 in the previous month. It is the lowest reading since December of 2013 due to the coronavirus crisis. Expectations continued to deteriorate regarding the country's economic situation (-55.8 vs -49.7 in May); major purchases (-43.7 vs -40.6) and household's financial situation (-19.3 vs -16.2). The current assessment of household's financial situation also worsened (-13.7 vs -10.1)
2020-06-29

Portugal Consumer Confidence
In Portugal, the consumer confidence index on three terms moving averages is based on interviews with consumers about their perceptions of the country's current and future economic situation and their tendencies to purchase. It is estimated using the difference between the share of positive evaluation responses and negative evaluation responses, but do not include the share of neutral responses. The use of moving averages smooths out the series by removing the irregular movements, allowing the detection of the short-term trends.