The consumer confidence index in Italy dropped to 94.3 in May 2020 from a downwardly revised 100.1 in March but above market expectations of 88.5. It was the lowest reading since December 2013, amid the coronavirus crisis. All index components deteriorated: economic climate (71.9 vs 94.4 in March); current conditions (95 vs 104.8); future climate (93.1 vs 93.3); and personal situation (100.9 vs 102.4). The consumer confidence index was carried out again in May after April's interruption due to the covid-19 emergency.

Consumer Confidence in Italy averaged 104.43 points from 1982 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 121.23 points in November of 1988 and a record low of 82.20 points in January of 2013. 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 June of 2020. source: National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT)

Consumer Confidence in Italy is expected to be 82.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Consumer Confidence in Italy to stand at 88.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Italy Consumer Confidence is projected to trend around 91.00 points in 2021 and 95.00 points in 2022, according to our econometric models.

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Italy Consumer Confidence

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
94.30 100.10 121.23 82.20 1982 - 2020 points Monthly
2010=100, SA


Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2020-01-29 09:00 AM Jan 111.8 110.8 110.5 110.1
2020-02-27 09:00 AM Feb 111.4 111.8 111.4 111.1
2020-03-27 09:00 AM Mar 101 110.9 100.5 97
2020-05-28 08:00 AM May 94.3 100.1 88.5 91
2020-06-26 09:00 AM Jun 94.3 82
2020-07-24 08:00 AM Jul
2020-08-28 08:00 AM Aug
2020-09-25 08:00 AM Sep 83
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News Stream
Italy Consumer Sentiment Falls to Over 6-Year Low
The consumer confidence index in Italy dropped to 94.3 in May 2020 from a downwardly revised 100.1 in March but above market expectations of 88.5. It was the lowest reading since December 2013, amid the coronavirus crisis. All index components deteriorated: economic climate (71.9 vs 94.4 in March); current conditions (95 vs 104.8); future climate (93.1 vs 93.3); and personal situation (100.9 vs 102.4). The consumer confidence index was carried out again after the interruption in April due to the covid-19 emergency.
2020-05-28
Italy Consumer Morale at Over 5-Year Low
The consumer confidence index in Italy fell to 101 in March 2020 from a downwardly revised 110.9 in the previous month and beating market expectations of 100.5. It was the lowest reading since January 2015, as morale is hurt by the coronavirus outbreak. The heavy deterioration affected all index components: future climate (94.8 vs 112.0 in February); current conditions (104.8 vs 110.6); economic climate (96.2 vs 121.9) and personal situation (102.4 vs 107.8).
2020-03-27
Italy Consumer Morale Deteriorates as Expected
The consumer confidence index in Italy edged down to 111.4 in February 2020 from 111.8 in the previous month and in line with market expectations. The four main sub-indexes decreased: future climate (112.7 vs 114.6 in January); current conditions (110.6 vs 110.7); economic climate (123.4 vs 123.8) and personal situation (107.8 vs 108.4).
2020-02-27
Italy Consumer Confidence at 4-Month High in January
The consumer confidence index in Italy increased to 111.8 in January 2020 from 110.8 in the previous month and exceeding market expectations of 110.5. It was the highest reading since last September, amid a broad-based improvement in the economic (123.8 vs 120.9 in December), personal (108.4 vs 106.8), current (110.7 vs 108.8) and future (114.7 vs 112.3) components.
2020-01-29

Italy Consumer Confidence
In Italy, the Confidence Climate Index covers 2,000 Italian consumers. The survey is done by phone and assesses households’ economic conditions, employment and saving prospects and expected purchases of durable goods. The consumer confidence index is adjusted for seasonal effects and fixed to a base year of 2005. The value 100 indicates no evolution in consumer sentiment, a value over 100 shows increasing confidence and a value under 100 indicates low expectations.