Euro Area Consumer Confidence

Last Release

Jul 31, 2025

Actual

-14.7

Units In

Points

-15.3

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

N/A

Time to Release

N/A

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
-1.4 May 2000	-28.7 Sep 2022	-10.6 Points	1985-2025	European Commission

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.

Latest Updates

The Euro Area consumer confidence indicator rose by 0.6 to -14.7 in July 2025, the highest in four months and in line with preliminary estimates. In the broader European Union, sentiment ticked up 0.3 to -14.5. Consumers’ perception of their households’ financial situation, both backward- and forward-looking, and their intentions to make major purchases improved, while their expectations about the general economic situation in their country worsened.