Italy Consumer Confidence

Last Release

Dec 31, 2025

Actual

96.6

Units In

Points

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jan 29, 2026

Time to Release

1 Months 7 Days 20 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
121.23 Nov 1988	82.3 Dec 2012	103.72 Points	1982-2025	National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT)

In Italy, the Confidence Climate Index covers 2,000 Italian consumers. The survey is done by phone and assesses households’ economic conditions, employment and saving prospects and expected purchases of durable goods. The consumer confidence index is adjusted for seasonal effects and fixed to a base year of 2005. The value 100 indicates no evolution in consumer sentiment, a value over 100 shows increasing confidence and a value under 100 indicates low expectations.

Latest Updates

The Italian consumer confidence index rose to 96.6 in December 2025, picking up from a seven-month low of 95 in the previous month and coming in slightly above market expectations of 96. The improvement was driven mainly by a rise in the personal climate index to 96.4 from 94.5 in November, alongside stronger views on the current climate, with the index climbing to 100.2 from 98.6. Moreover, the future climate index rose to 91.6 from 90.2, while the economic climate index increased slightly to 97 from 96.5. On the other hand, households’ assessments of saving opportunities and unemployment expectations continued to deteriorate. The improvement in consumer confidence came amid ongoing economic fragility in Italy, as ISTAT now expects the economy to grow by only 0.5% in 2025, slightly down from its June forecast of 0.6%. Moreover, the government has also scaled back its outlook, now targeting 0.5% growth in 2025, from its 2024 estimate of 0.7%.