Netherlands Consumer Confidence

Last Release

Sep 30, 2024

Actual

-21

Units In

Points

-24

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Oct 22, 2024

Time to Release

30 Days 4 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
36 Jan 2000	-59 Sep 2022	-2.85 Points	1986-2024	Statistics Netherlands

In the Netherlands, the Consumer Confidence survey is made by phone and covers 1,000 households. The questions cover the consumer’s assessments on national economy and own financial situation for the past 12 months and expectations for the coming 12 months. The index is then calculated as a difference between the percentage of participants that are optimistic and the share that is pessimistic. Therefore, the index takes a value between -100 (all respondents assess their situation as poor and expect it to become worse) and 100 (all participants are satisfied with the current situation and expect it to improve); 0 indicates neutrality.

Latest Updates

The consumer confidence indicator in the Netherlands rose to -21 in September 2024, up from -24 in the previous two months, but it remains below the twenty-year average of -10. Consumers were less pessimistic about the general economic situation over the past 12 months (-45 vs to -51 in August) and in the next 12 months (-29 vs to -33). Views on the household’s financial situation also improved, with perceptions over the previous 12 months at -9 (vs -7) and optimism for the coming 12 months rising to 4 (vs 1). Additionally, willingness to buy improved (-11 vs -13), and consumers found the timing for making large purchases less unfavorable (-29 vs -31).