The consumer confidence indicator in the Euro Area fell by 3.8 points to -28.8 in September of 2022, the lowest reading since the series began in 1985 and in line with preliminary estimates. Consumer confidence in the European Union also fell (-3.5 points to -29.9), and reached a new all-time low in September. All its components, i.e. households’ assessments of their past financial situation, their outlook on their future financial situation, their intentions to make major purchases and their expectations about the general economic situation contributed to the steep decline. source: European Commission

Consumer Confidence in the Euro Area averaged -10.16 points from 1985 until 2022, reaching an all time high of -1.80 points in December of 1989 and a record low of -28.80 points in September of 2022. This page provides the latest reported value for - Euro Area Consumer Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Euro Area Consumer Confidence - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2022.

Consumer Confidence in Euro Area is expected to be -28.80 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Euro Area Consumer Confidence is projected to trend around -6.00 points in 2023 and -4.00 points in 2024, according to our econometric models.

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Euro Area Consumer Confidence



Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2022-09-22 02:00 PM Consumer Confidence Flash Sep -28.8 -25.0 -25.8 -29
2022-09-29 09:00 AM Consumer Confidence Final Sep -28.8 -25.0 -28.8 -28.8
2022-10-21 02:00 PM Consumer Confidence Flash Oct -28.8 -29.3


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Confidence -28.80 -25.00 points Sep 2022
Economic Optimism Index 93.70 97.30 Sep 2022
Consumer Confidence Price Trends 41.30 37.00 points Sep 2022

Euro Area Consumer Confidence
In Euro Area, the Consumer Economic Sentiment Indicator measures the level of optimism that consumers have about the economy. The survey is made by phone and covers 23 000 households in the Euro Area. The number of households sample varies across the zone. The questions focus on current economic and financial situation, savings intention as well as on expected developments regarding: consumer price indexes, general economic situation and major purchases of durable goods. The Consumer ESI measures consumer confidence on a scale of -100 to 100, where -100 indicate extreme lack of confidence, 0 neutrality and 100 extreme confidence.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-28.80 -25.00 -1.80 -28.80 1985 - 2022 points Monthly
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News Stream
Euro Area Consumer Morale Confirmed at Record Low
The consumer confidence indicator in the Euro Area fell by 3.8 points to -28.8 in September of 2022, the lowest reading since the series began in 1985 and in line with preliminary estimates. Consumer confidence in the European Union also fell (-3.5 points to -29.9), and reached a new all-time low in September. All its components, i.e. households’ assessments of their past financial situation, their outlook on their future financial situation, their intentions to make major purchases and their expectations about the general economic situation contributed to the steep decline.
2022-09-29
Euro Area Consumer Morale Hits Fresh Low
The consumer confidence indicator in the Euro Area fell by 3.8 points to -28.8 in September of 2022, below market expectations of -25.8, a preliminary estimate showed. It is the lowest reading since the series began in 1985, as consumers fret about the economic outlook after Russia halted indefinitely energy supplies through Nord Stream 1 and the ECB stepped up its monetary policy tightening. In the European Union as a whole, consumer sentiment decreased by 3.5 points to -29.9.
2022-09-22
Euro Area Consumer Confidence Rises from Record Low
Consumer confidence in the Euro Area increased to -24.9 in August of 2022 from a record low of -27 in July, in line with preliminary estimates. Consumers were also slightly less pessimistic in the European Union (-26 vs -27), as households’ assessments of their past financial situation stayed virtually unchanged and the outlook on their future financial situation even improved. Consumers’ expectations about the general economic situation edged up and their intentions to make major purchases stayed practically unaltered.
2022-08-30