Euro Area Consumer Confidence

Last Release

Dec 31, 2025

Actual

-14.6

Units In

Points

-14.2

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	-10.64 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

Eurozone consumer confidence dipped to -13.1 in December 2025, following an upwardly revised -12.8 in November and exceeding the preliminary estimate of -14.6. Despite the modest decline, the index remains in negative territory. In the broader European Union, consumer sentiment held broadly steady at -12.5 in December, compared with a revised -12.4 in November. Consumers’ confidence in their household’s past financial situation improved slightly, but this was offset by more pessimistic expectations for future household finances and the overall economic outlook in their country. Intentions to make major purchases over the next 12 months remained unchanged.