The Slovenia consumer confidence increased to -4 in December of 2018 from -6.0 in the previous month. It is the third consecutive improvement in consumer confidence and the strongest since August. Households were less pessimistic about the country's economic situation (-4 from -7 in November), savings capacity (-13 from -14); major purchases (-20 from -22) and unemployment (-1 from 3). Also, inflation (at 33) and household's financial situation (at -1) are expected be stable. Consumer Confidence in Slovenia averaged -19.01 Index Points from 1996 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 2 Index Points in January of 2018 and a record low of -45 Index Points in September of 2012.
Consumer Confidence in Slovenia is expected to be -9.00 Index Points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Consumer Confidence in Slovenia to stand at -13.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Slovenia Consumer Confidence is projected to trend around -19.00 Index Points in 2020, according to our econometric models.