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Latest update: Press release business and consumer survey results (incl. ESI, EEI, EUI, sectoral CIs) - 29 April 2025.
Next update: Flash Consumer Confidence Indicator - 20 May 2025.
See also the full schedule for 2025.
April 2025 : Economic Sentiment down in the EU and the euro area; Employment Expectations fall in the EU, but remain stable in the euro area
In April 2025, the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) declined by 1.4 points in both the EU (to 94.4) and the euro area (to 93.6). The Employment Expectations Indicator (EEI) declined further in the EU (-0.7 points to 96.9), while remaining unchanged in the euro area (at 96.5). Both indicators score below their respective long-term averages in both areas.
April 2025 : Flash Consumer Confidence Indicator for the EU and the euro area
In April 2025, DG ECFIN’s flash estimate of the consumer confidence indicator decreased for the second month in a row in both the EU (2.1 percentage points (pps.) down) and the euro area (2.2 pps. down). Scoring at -16.0 (EU) and -16.7 (euro area) points, consumer confidence moved further away from its long-term average, to its lowest level in 18 months.
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