Euro Area Consumer Confidence

Last Release

Apr 30, 2025

Actual

-16.7

Units In

Points

-14.5

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	-10.57 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 consumer confidence indicator in the Euro Area declined by 2.2 points to -16.7 in April 2025, marking its lowest level since November 2023 and confirming preliminary estimates. In the broader European Union, sentiment also fell, down 2.1 points to -16. The downturn was driven by worsening perceptions across all four components: consumers’ assessments of their past and future household financial situation, their intentions to make major purchases, and expectations for their country’s general economic outlook. The decline in expectations for the broader economic situation was particularly sharp.