Italian consumers were more optimistic in May of 2022, with the consumer confidence index hitting 102.7, recovering slightly from a 17-month low of 100 in April and beating market forecasts of 100.5. Still, the gauge remains below 110-levels prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as surging energy bills and uncertainty continue to weigh. The economic climate (103.6 vs 97.3) and the current climate (104.6 vs 100.8) subindexes recorded marked increases; the personal climate rose to 102.4 from 100.9 and the future climate went up to 99.8 from 98.9. source: National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT)
Consumer Confidence in Italy averaged 104.16 points from 1982 until 2022, reaching an all time high of 121.23 points in November of 1988 and a record low of 82.30 points in December of 2012. This page provides the latest reported value for - Italy Consumer Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Italy Consumer Confidence - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2022.
Consumer Confidence in Italy is expected to be 113.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Italy Consumer Confidence is projected to trend around 105.00 points in 2023 and 102.00 points in 2024, according to our econometric models.