Consumer Confidence in European Union increased to -18.20 points in May from -19.90 points in April of 2026. Consumer Confidence in European Union averaged -9.35 points from 1985 until 2026, reaching an all time high of -0.60 points in December of 1989 and a record low of -28.30 points in September of 2022. source: European Commission

Consumer Confidence in European Union is expected to be -17.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the European Union Consumer Confidence is projected to trend around -14.00 points in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Confidence -18.20 -19.90 points May 2026
Consumer Spending 1919.14 1909.45 EUR Billion Dec 2025
Economic Optimism Index 93.70 93.40 points May 2026
Personal Savings 13.18 11.49 percent Dec 2025
Retail Sales MoM 0.30 -0.50 percent Mar 2026
Retail Sales YoY 1.90 1.30 percent Mar 2026


European Union Consumer Confidence
In European Union, 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.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-18.20 -19.90 -0.60 -28.30 1985 - 2026 points Monthly