United Kingdom Consumer Confidence 1981-2018 | Data | Chart | Calendar

The Gfk consumer confidence index in the UK climbed 3 points to -7 in August 2018, beating market expectations and last month’s previous print of -10. It was the strongest reading in three months as an increase was recorded within four of the five sub-indexes: personal finances over the last 12 months (4 vs 1 in July); personal finances over the next 12 months (8 vs 7); economic situation over the last 12 months (-26 vs -28); and big purchases climate (6 vs -2). The gauge measuring the economic situation over the next 12 months was unchanged at -26. Consumer Confidence in the United Kingdom averaged -8.97 Index Points from 1981 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 10 Index Points in June of 1987 and a record low of -39 Index Points in July of 2008.

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Calendar	GMT		Actual	Previous	Consensus	TEForecast
2018-06-28	11:01 PM	Gfk Consumer Confidence	-9	-7	-7	-8
2018-07-30	11:01 PM	Gfk Consumer Confidence	-10	-9	-9	-10
2018-08-30	11:01 PM	Gfk Consumer Confidence	-7	-10	-10	-12
2018-09-27	11:01 PM	Gfk Consumer Confidence		-7	-10	-8
2018-10-31	12:01 AM	Gfk Consumer Confidence				-11
2018-11-29	12:01 AM	GfK Consumer Confidence				-9

United Kingdom Consumer	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Consumer Confidence	-7.00	-10.00	10.00	-39.00	Index Points	[+]
Retail Sales MoM	0.30	0.90	2.90	-3.50	percent	[+]
Retail Sales YoY	3.30	3.80	9.00	-3.90	percent	[+]
Consumer Spending	332149.00	331040.00	332149.00	68008.00	GBP Million	[+]
Disposable Personal Income	333116.00	331778.00	340973.00	66638.00	GBP Million	[+]
Personal Savings	4.30	4.70	15.20	-0.90	percent	[+]
Bank Lending Rate	1.75	1.75	18.00	1.25	percent	[+]
Consumer Credit	817.00	1521.00	2234.00	-1186.00	GBP Million	[+]
Gasoline Prices	1.69	1.68	2.22	0.92	USD/Liter	[+]
Households Debt To Gdp	86.70	86.60	96.50	28.70	percent of GDP	[+]
Households Debt To Income	126.42	123.97	136.56	101.02	percent	[+]
Consumer Confidence Current Conditions	-25.00	-20.00	7.00	-82.00		[+]
Consumer Confidence Economic Expectations	-23.00	-21.00	20.00	-52.00		[+]
Consumer Confidence Financial Expectations	0.00	4.00	15.00	-18.00		[+]
Consumer Confidence Major Purchases Expectations	1.00	9.00	31.00	-43.00		[+]

United Kingdom Consumer Confidence

In the United Kingdom, the consumer confidence survey measures the level of optimism that consumers have about the performance of the economy in the next 12 months. The GfK Consumer Confidence is derived from the survey of about 2,000 consumers which are ask to rate the relative level of past and future economic conditions including personal financial situation, climate for major purchases, overall economic situation and savings level. This page provides the latest reported value for - United Kingdom Consumer Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United Kingdom Consumer Confidence - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2018.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	-7.00	-10.00	10.00	-39.00	1981 - 2018	Index Points	Monthly

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Country	Last		Previous	Highest	Lowest
Argentina	36.20	Aug/18	36.3	60.97	28.44	Index Points	Monthly
Australia	100.50	Sep/18	104	124	64.61	Index Points	Monthly
Brazil	104.70	Aug/18	102	121	89.41	Index Points	Monthly
Canada	55.77	Sep/18	55.55	56.43	46.8	Index Points	Monthly
China	119.70	Jul/18	118	125	97	Index Points	Monthly
Euro Area	-2.90	Sep/18	-1.9	2	-34.7	Index Points	Monthly
France	97.00	Aug/18	97	130	80	Index Points	Monthly
Germany	10.50	Sep/18	10.6	16.8	-3.5	Index Points	Monthly
India	97.00	Jun/18	95.1	117	88	Index Points	Quarterly
Indonesia	121.60	Aug/18	125	128	9.6	Index Points	Monthly
Italy	115.20	Aug/18	116	121	82.4	Index Points	Monthly
Japan	43.30	Aug/18	43.5	50.8	27.5	Index Points	Monthly
Mexico	101.80	Aug/18	102	116	69.74	Index Points	Monthly
Netherlands	19.00	Sep/18	21	36	-41	Index Points	Monthly
Russia	-8.00	Jun/18	-8	1	-59	Index Points	Quarterly
Saudi Arabia	107.00	Jun/18	95	120	94	Index Points	Quarterly
South Africa	38.00	Sep/18	22	38	-33	Index Points	Quarterly
South Korea	99.20	Aug/18	101	121	69.4	Index Points	Monthly
Spain	102.40	Aug/18	106	109	37.6	Index Points	Monthly
Switzerland	-7.00	Sep/18	2	22	-51	Index Points	Quarterly
Turkey	59.30	Sep/18	68.3	98.68	55.66	Index Points	Monthly
United Kingdom	-7.00	Aug/18	-10	10	-39	Index Points	Monthly
United States	100.80	Sep/18	96.2	111	51.7	Index Points	Monthly