Germany GfK Consumer Climate 2001-2018 | Data | Chart | Calendar

The GfK Consumer Climate Indicator for Germany edged down to 10.8 going into May 2018 from 10.9 in the previous month and in line with market consensus. Expectations regarding general economic situation over the next 12 months decreased by 8.5 points from a month earlier to 37.4, amid concerns over the escalation of the Syrian crisis and the protectionist trade policies of the US. Also, the gauge measuring income expectations dropped by 1.4 points to 53.5, while the sub-index assessing consumers' propensity to buy increased by 0.9 points to 60. Still, the GfK reaffirmed the forecast it made at the start of the year that real private consumer expenditures will increase by about two percent in 2018. Consumer Confidence in Germany averaged 6.03 Index Points from 2001 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 16.80 Index Points in March of 2001 and a record low of -3.50 Index Points in March of 2003.

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Calendar	GMT		Actual	Previous	Consensus	TEForecast
2018-02-28	07:00 AM	GfK Consumer Confidence	10.8	11.0	10.9	10
2018-03-28	06:00 AM	GfK Consumer Confidence	10.9	10.8	10.7	10.8
2018-04-26	06:00 AM	GfK Consumer Confidence	10.8	10.9	10.8	10.8
2018-05-24	06:00 AM	GfK Consumer Confidence		10.8	10.8	10.7
2018-06-29	06:00 AM	GfK Consumer Confidence				10.6
2018-07-27	06:00 AM	GfK Consumer Confidence				10.6

Germany Consumer	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Consumer Confidence	10.80	10.90	16.80	-3.50	Index Points	[+]
Retail Sales MoM	-0.60	-0.20	4.60	-6.10	percent	[+]
Retail Sales YoY	1.30	1.30	9.70	-7.90	percent	[+]
Consumer Spending	399.74	399.70	400.50	290.30	EUR Billion	[+]
Disposable Personal Income	484.70	482.50	484.70	22.96	EUR Billion	[+]
Personal Savings	10.20	9.90	17.30	7.80	percent	[+]
Consumer Credit	239327.00	237921.00	239327.00	10926.00	EUR Million	[+]
Private Sector Credit	2878928.00	2870218.00	2878928.00	6461.00	EUR Million	[+]
Bank Lending Rate	2.48	2.47	6.55	2.39	percent	[+]
Households Debt To Gdp	53.10	53.10	70.90	35.00	percent of GDP	[+]
Households Debt To Income	82.68	82.58	106.63	82.58	percent	[+]
Gasoline Prices	1.72	1.69	2.14	0.91	USD/Liter	[+]
Consumer Confidence Economic Expectations	41.30	34.80	69.50	-33.20		[+]
Consumer Confidence Financial Expectations	60.20	58.50	60.20	-26.70		[+]
Consumer Confidence Major Purchases Expectations	58.50	59.20	64.40	-55.40		[+]

Germany GfK Consumer Climate

The GfK Consumer Climate Indicator is based on a survey of 2000 individuals age 14 and above. The questionnaire focuses on income expectations, buying propensity and savings. The components of the indicator are calculated as the difference between positive and negative answers to the questions asked. Their value can vary between minus 100 and plus 100 points with 0 representing the long term average. This page provides the latest reported value for - Germany Consumer Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Germany GfK Consumer Climate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2018.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	10.80	10.90	16.80	-3.50	2001 - 2018	Index Points	Monthly	SA

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Australia	101.80	May/18	102	124	64.61	Index Points	Monthly
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