The consumer confidence index in Italy rose to 94.5 in August 2026 from 94.2 in the previous month, falling short of market expectations of 95. The reading was the highest since February 2025, with most components recording gains. The economic climate sub-index increased to 92.3 from 90.9 in July, while the future climate advanced to 90.2 from 89.8, reflecting a more favorable outlook for the broader economy. The current climate edged higher to 97.8 from 97.4, while the personal climate remained unchanged at 95.4. source: National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT)

Consumer Confidence in Italy increased to 94.50 points in August from 94.20 points in July of 2026. Consumer Confidence in Italy averaged 93.55 points from 1982 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 108.74 points in November of 1988 and a record low of 73.90 points in June 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 September of 2026.

Consumer Confidence in Italy increased to 94.50 points in August from 94.20 points in July of 2026. Consumer Confidence in Italy is expected to be 91.50 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 99.00 points in 2027 and 102.00 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-07-31 08:00 AM
Consumer Confidence
Jul 94.2 92.4 92.5 92.3
2026-08-28 09:00 AM
Consumer Confidence
Aug 94.5 94.2 95 94.5
2026-09-30 08:00 AM
Consumer Confidence
Sep 94.5 91.5


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Confidence 94.50 94.20 points Aug 2026
Consumer Spending 280079.90 278986.00 EUR Million Jun 2026
Disposable Personal Income 370703.00 365015.00 EUR Mar 2026
Personal Savings 10.80 10.70 percent Mar 2026
Retail Sales MoM -0.40 -0.20 percent Jul 2026
Retail Sales YoY 0.80 3.10 percent Jul 2026


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.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
94.50 94.20 108.74 73.90 1982 - 2026 points Monthly
2021=100, SA

News Stream
Italy Consumer Confidence Highest in Six Months
The consumer confidence index in Italy rose to 94.5 in August 2026 from 94.2 in the previous month, falling short of market expectations of 95. The reading was the highest since February 2025, with most components recording gains. The economic climate sub-index increased to 92.3 from 90.9 in July, while the future climate advanced to 90.2 from 89.8, reflecting a more favorable outlook for the broader economy. The current climate edged higher to 97.8 from 97.4, while the personal climate remained unchanged at 95.4.
2026-08-28
Italy Consumer Morale Hits 5-Month High
The consumer confidence index in Italy rose to 94.2 in July 2026 from 92.4 in the previous month, exceeding market expectations of 92.5. It marked the highest reading since February 2025, as all main components strengthened, led by a broad-based rise in expectations. The economic climate sub-index increased to 90.9 from 87.6 in June, while the future climate advanced to 89.8 from 87.4, reflecting a more favorable outlook for the broader economy. The personal climate climbed to 95.4 from 94.2, while the current climate edged higher to 97.4 from 96.2.
2026-07-31
Italian Consumer Morale Below Forecasts
Italy’s consumer confidence index fell to 92.4 in June 2026 from 93.4 in the previous month, missing market expectations of 94.5. The future climate sub-index edged down to 87.2 from 87.4, while the economic climate showed modest improvement, rising to 87.6 from 86.2 in May. On the other hand, both the personal climate and current climate deteriorated, falling to 94.2 from 96.0 and to 96.2 from 98.0, respectively.
2026-06-26