Business Confidence in European Union increased to -7.30 points in January from -8.60 points in December of 2025. Business Confidence in European Union averaged -5.03 points from 1985 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 13.30 points in December of 2021 and a record low of -36.30 points in April of 2020. source: European Commission

Business Confidence in European Union is expected to be -12.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the European Union Industry Confidence is projected to trend around 2.00 points in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bankruptcies QoQ 4.40 3.40 percent Sep 2025
Business Confidence -7.30 -8.60 points Jan 2026
Capacity Utilization 78.00 78.00 percent Dec 2025
New Car Registrations YoY 963319.00 887491.00 Units Dec 2025
Changes in Inventories 39.20 39.56 EUR Billion Sep 2025
Industrial Production 1.40 2.00 percent Dec 2025
Industrial Production Mom -0.80 -0.10 percent Dec 2025
Manufacturing Production 1.80 1.80 percent Dec 2025
Mining Production 3.10 5.80 percent Dec 2025
Steel Production 9900.00 10200.00 Thousand Tonnes Dec 2025


European Union Industry Confidence
In the European Union, the business confidence refers to the sentiment among manufacturers.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-7.30 -8.60 13.30 -36.30 1985 - 2026 points Monthly
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