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ArticleConsumer sentiment worsens in Germany
Consumer sentiment has taken a nose dive in Germany at the start of 2024, according to a survey published jointly by the research institute GfK and the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions (NIM). “The year 2024 starts off very disappointingly for consumer sentiment in Germany: both economic and income expectations ...
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German consumer confidence worsens
In November, consumer confidence in Germany is expected to drop to -28.1 from a revised -26.7 in October with high food prices weakening households’ purchasing power and preventing consumption from supporting the economy, according to the latest survey published jointly by the market research firm GfK and the Nuremberg Institute ...
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German consumer confidence continues to decline
German consumer sentiment is estimated to have fallen to -25.5 points in September from a revised -24.6 points in August, according to the research group GfK. The preliminary reading for August was -24.4. “The consumer sentiment is currently not showing a clear trend, neither downward nor upward – and that ...
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Consumer confidence improves in Germany, U.K.
Consumer confidence improved in Germany and the U.K. but slipped slightly in France. Confidence levels remain low in all three countries. Consumer confidence in Germany is expected to rise to -30.5 points in March, up 3.3 points from a revised -33.8 points in February, according a preliminary reading by the ...
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German consumer confidence continues to improve
In February, German consumer confidence is expected to rise by 3.7 points from January to -33.9 points, according to a preliminary estimate by the research institute GfK. “With the fourth increase in a row, the positive trend in consumer sentiment is consolidating. Even though the level is still very low, ...
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German consumer confidence improves
In January 2023, consumer confidence in Germany is expected to rise to -37.8 from -40.1 in December 2022 and -41.9 in November 2022, as measures taken by the federal government to mitigate skyrocketing energy costs are apparently having an effect, according to data released by market research group GfK. ...
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Consumer confidence sinks in Italy but stabilizes in France and Germany
The latest surveys indicate that consumer confidence has dropped in Italy but is stabilizing in France and Germany. In the eurozone, consumer confidence has been affected by the war in Ukraine, higher inflation and an economic slowdown. In October, consumer confidence in Italy has decreased to 90.1 from 94.8 in ...
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ArticleConsumer and business sentiment sinks in Europe
Consumer confidence continues to decline significantly in Europe due to rising inflation, an erosion in purchasing power and concern about the future due to a worsening of the macroeconomic environment and rising geopolitical tension following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. In October, German consumer sentiment is expected to ...
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U.K. consumer confidence at record low - GfK
In September, consumer confidence in the U.K. fell to -49, the worst overall index score since records began in 1974, and down from -44 in August and -13 a year ago, according to the latest survey released by market research firm GfK. The component on personal finances in the coming ...
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German consumer confidence falls to record low - GfK
After the U.K., German consumer confidence is estimated to have dropped to record low due to the war in Ukraine and rising inflation. Consumer confidence in Germany in July is expected to decline to a record low of -27.4 from -26.2 points in June, revised from a preliminary estimate of ...
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U.K. consumer confidence at record low
Consumer confidence in the U.K. in June hit a new record low of -41, down from -40 in May and -9 in June 2021, according to data released by market research group GfK. “With prices rising faster than wages, and the prospect of strikes and spiralling inflation causing a summer ...
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German consumer confidence at record low
German consumer confidence in May is expected to fall to -26.5 points from -15.7 in April, revised down from a preliminary -15.5 points, according to the market research group GfK. Both economic and income expectations along with the propensity to buy have noticeably declined. “As a result, consumer sentiment plunged ...
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U.K. consumer confidence weakens in September
In its latest U.K. Consumer Confidence Survey conducted amongst a sample of 2,000 individuals aged 16+, GfK market researchers see significant anxiety about the possible cost of living in the U.K. that leads to a hesitant buying climate and lower expectations for the future. All scores went down, with the ...
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U.K. consumer confidence at pre-pandemic level - GfK
According to their latest consumer survey of around 2,000 citizens, market analysts at GfK see the U.K. Consumer Confidence Index at pre-pandemic levels of -8 in August, against a backdrop of cooling headline inflation and rising house prices. Expectations regarding personal financial situations over the next 12 months continue, and ...
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ArticleContrasting consumer sentiment across Europe
The second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic is beginning to stifle the previously expected recovery of the European economy, particularly for the consumption of non-essential products and services. Fortunately, it has not yet led to the retail lockdowns of the first wave in the spring – except in Wales and ...
