Euro Area Consumer Confidence

Last Release

Mar 31, 2025

Actual

-14.5

Units In

Points

-13.6

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	-10.56 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 fell by 0.9 points to -14.5 in March 2025, the lowest in three months, in line with preliminary estimates. In the broader European Union, consumer sentiment dropped by 1 point to -13.9, as consumers became notably more pessimistic about the future general economic situation in their respective country and, to a lesser extent, about their household’s past and expected financial situation. At the same time, there was a slight improvement in consumers’ intentions to make major purchases in the coming 12 months.