a Netherlands Building Permits for New Houses By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 16:53:00 GMT Building Permits in Netherlands increased to 4393 in February from 3790 in January of 2020. Building Permits in Netherlands averaged 6063.33 from 1994 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 14379 in December of 2004 and a record low of 1607 in June of 2013. This page provides - Netherlands Building Permits- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
a United States Building Permits By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 16:16:00 GMT Building Permits in the United States decreased to 1353 Thousand in March from 1452 Thousand in February of 2020. Building Permits in the United States averaged 1356.26 Thousand from 1960 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 2419 Thousand in December of 1972 and a record low of 513 Thousand in March of 2009. Building Permits refer to the approvals given by a local jurisdictions before the construction of a new or existing building can legally occur. Not all areas of the United States require a permit for construction. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States Building Permits - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Full Article
a Slovenia Dwelling Permits By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 10:13:00 GMT Building Permits in Slovenia decreased to 231 in March from 236 in February of 2020. Building Permits in Slovenia averaged 252.41 from 2013 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 458 in December of 2018 and a record low of 92 in January of 2016. This page provides - Slovenia Building Permits- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
a Poland Residential Building Permits By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 10:14:00 GMT Building Permits in Poland increased to 21948 in March from 13841 in February of 2020. Building Permits in Poland averaged 46897.83 from 2002 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 114905 in December of 2017 and a record low of 2200 in January of 2003. This page provides the latest reported value for - Poland Building Permits - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Full Article
a Croatia Building Permits By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 15:33:00 GMT Building Permits in Croatia increased to 771 Units in February from 684 Units in January of 2020. Building Permits in Croatia averaged 703.70 Units from 2010 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 1017 Units in October of 2018 and a record low of 377 Units in January of 2015. This page provides - Croatia Building Permits- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
a Romania Residential Building Permits By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 10:24:00 GMT Building Permits in Romania increased to 3224 in March from 3100 in February of 2020. Building Permits in Romania averaged 3672.37 from 2005 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 6291 in May of 2008 and a record low of 1429 in January of 2016. This page provides - Romania Building Permits- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
a Australia Dwelling Approvals By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 11:49:00 GMT Building Permits in Australia decreased to -4 percent in March from 19.90 percent in February of 2020. Building Permits in Australia averaged 0.33 percent from 1983 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 31.70 percent in May of 2012 and a record low of -21.90 percent in November of 2002. In Australia, Building Permits show the monthly change in the number of total dwelling units approved, including building activity carried out on existing buildings. This page provides the latest reported value for - Australia Building Permits - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Full Article
a Lithuania Building Permits By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 12:28:00 GMT Building Permits in Lithuania increased to 1710 in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 1630 in the third quarter of 2019. Building Permits in Lithuania averaged 1326.21 from 1999 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 2546 in the fourth quarter of 2016 and a record low of 278 in the first quarter of 1999. This page provides - Lithuania Building Permits- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
a Latvia Residential Building Permits By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 16:45:00 GMT Building Permits in Latvia decreased to 718 Units in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 1018 Units in the third quarter of 2019. Building Permits in Latvia averaged 667.70 Units from 2010 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 1044 Units in the third quarter of 2017 and a record low of 163 Units in the first quarter of 2011. In Latvia, building permits measures the number of permits granted for the construction, capital repairs, reconstruction and restoration of residential buildings. This page provides - Latvia Building Permits- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
a Canada Value of Building Permits By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 13:08:00 GMT Building Permits in Canada decreased to 7399894 CAD Thousand in March from 8524191 CAD Thousand in February of 2020. Building Permits in Canada averaged 2511936.17 CAD Thousand from 1950 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 9595965 CAD Thousand in April of 2019 and a record low of 57056 CAD Thousand in November of 1951. In Canada, building permits refer to the value of permits issued for new buildings, alterations, additions, renovations. It includes expenditures on materials, labour, profit and overheads. . This page provides - Canada Building Permits - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
a Qatar Consumer Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 14:14:00 GMT Consumer Confidence in Qatar increased to 184.50 Index Points in the first quarter of 2019 from 184.40 Index Points in the fourth quarter of 2018. Consumer Confidence in Qatar averaged 184.44 Index Points from 2013 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 186.20 Index Points in the fourth quarter of 2015 and a record low of 181.60 Index Points in the fourth quarter of 2014. The Index of Consumer Confidence focuses on the evaluations of the current and predicted (over the following 12 months) changes concerning the household’s financial condition as well as the general economic situation and the job opportunities. The index value ranges from 0 to 200 points. It reaches its maximum if all the respondents’ opinions are positive. The index becomes neutral (100) when the positive and negative opinions are equal. If it is lower than 100 points, then it corresponds to a negative evaluation of the economic situation of Qatar. . This page provides - Qatar Consumer Confidence- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
a Brazil Consumer Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 14:06:00 GMT Consumer Confidence in Brazil remained unchanged at 47.30 points in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 47.30 points in the third quarter of 2019. Consumer Confidence in Brazil averaged 76.98 points from 1996 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 116 points in the third quarter of 2006 and a record low of 37.90 points in the second quarter of 2015. In Brazil, the National Index of Consumer Expectation (INEC) covers about 2,000 individuals randomly chosen in the streets of Brazilian cities. The questionnaire focuses on the consumer’s current financial situation and on expectations about inflation, unemployment, wages and major purchases for the next 6 months. The consumer confidence index is a diffusion index, ranging from 0 to 100 points. Values above 50 points indicates increasing confidence while values below 50 points indicates lack of confidence. This page provides the latest reported value for - Brazil Consumer Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Full Article
a Bulgaria Consumer Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 09:42:00 GMT Consumer Confidence in Bulgaria decreased to -24.40 points in the first quarter of 2020 from -23.90 points in the fourth quarter of 2019. Consumer Confidence in Bulgaria averaged -33.82 points from 2001 until 2020, reaching an all time high of -17.70 points in the third quarter of 2001 and a record low of -54 points in the first quarter of 2010. In Bulgaria, the consumer survey is carried out 4 times a year on a rotational principle and covers around 1200 people from urban and rural areas. The questionnaire includes 15 questions relating to the financial situation of household, general economic situation in the country, consumer prices, unemployment, major purchases, household savings, financial situation of household, buying a car, buying or building a home and purchases for home improvements. All assessments of present situation or present tendency and all expectations refer to a 12-month-period of variable change. This page provides - Bulgaria Consumer Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
a Faroe Islands Consumer Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 13:47:00 GMT Consumer Confidence in Faroe Islands decreased to 5 points in the first quarter of 2020 from 19 points in the second quarter of 2019. Consumer Confidence in Faroe Islands averaged 2.03 points from 2006 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 19 points in the second quarter of 2019 and a record low of -29 points in the second quarter of 2008. In Faroe Islands, the consumer confidence survey is based on 15 questions posed to 500-550 consumers twice a year. The balances that are calculated for each question on the basis of weighted averages (ranging from -100 to +100) show estimated own financial situation and economic situation of the country. The consumer index is average of the questions: 1) Expected financial situation of the household in 12 months compared to now (balance), 2) Expected general economic situation in Faroe Islands in 12 months compared to now (balance), 3) Expected number of unemployed people in 12 months (balance) and 4) Expected money savings of the household over the next 12 months (balance). This page provides - Faroe Islands Consumer Confidence- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
a Georgia Consumer Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 16:38:00 GMT Consumer Confidence in Georgia decreased to -19.70 points in October from -19.30 points in September of 2019. Consumer Confidence in Georgia averaged -19.11 points from 2012 until 2019, reaching an all time high of -1.40 points in November of 2013 and a record low of -40.40 points in September of 2015. In Georgia, consumer confidence measures the degree of optimism that consumers feel about the overall state of the economy and their personal financial situation. The index is based on the randomly selected sample of 300-350 individuals which are asked to evaluate the past, current and future financial situation of their families and the country as a whole. A month-to-month diminishing trend in consumer confidence suggests that in the current state of the economy most consumers have a negative outlook on their ability to find and retain good jobs. . This page provides the latest reported value for - Georgia Consumer Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Full Article
a India Consumer Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 15:29:00 GMT Consumer Confidence in India decreased to 83.70 points in the first quarter of 2020 from 85.70 points in the fourth quarter of 2019. Consumer Confidence in India averaged 101.96 points from 2010 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 116.70 points in the fourth quarter of 2010 and a record low of 83.70 points in the first quarter of 2020. Consumer confidence in India refers to the Current Situation Index (CSI) which is part of the Consumer Confidence Survey published by the Reserve Bank of India. The survey is conducted in six metropolitan cities - Bengaluru; Chennai; Hyderabad; Kolkata; Mumbai; and New Delhi. It covers around 5,000 responses on households’ perceptions and expectations on the general economic situation; the employment scenario; the overall price situation; and their own income and spending. This page provides - India Consumer Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
a Malaysia Consumer Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 15:58:00 GMT Consumer Confidence in Malaysia decreased to 80.80 points in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 81 points in the third quarter of 2019. Consumer Confidence in Malaysia averaged 98.22 points from 2005 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 132.90 points in the second quarter of 2018 and a record low of 63.80 points in the fourth quarter of 2015. In Malaysia, the Consumer Sentiments Index survey is conducted quarterly on a sample of over 1200 households. Respondents are asked to evaluate on their household's current and expected financial positions and their employment outlook. Questions relating to plans to buy houses, new or used cars and other major consumer durable are also asked. A value above 100 indicates expected improvement in conditions, a value below 100 shows lack of confidence and 100 indicates neutrality. This page provides - Malaysia Consumer Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
a South Africa Consumer Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 18:43:00 GMT Consumer Confidence in South Africa decreased to -9 points in the first quarter of 2020 from -7 points in the fourth quarter of 2019. Consumer Confidence in South Africa averaged 1.35 points from 1982 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 26 points in the first quarter of 2018 and a record low of -33 points in the second quarter of 1985. In South Africa, the BER Consumer Confidence Index covers 2,500 households in metropolitan areas, cities, towns and villages. The survey is made from personal at-home interviews and assesses general economic outlook, household’s economic condition and major spending purposes. The index is computed as the difference between the share of respondents expecting an improvement from the percentage expecting a deterioration. The indicator varies on a scale of -100 to 100; a value of -100 indicates extreme lack of confidence, 0 neutrality and 100 extreme confidence. This page provides the latest reported value for - South Africa Consumer Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Full Article
a Latvia Consumer Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 16:06:00 GMT Consumer Confidence in Latvia decreased to -10 points in February from -8 points in January of 2020. Consumer Confidence in Latvia averaged -19.49 points from 1993 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 0.20 points in September of 2006 and a record low of -54.30 points in February of 2009. In Latvia, consumer confidence indicator measures the level of optimism that consumers have about the performance of the economy. Generally consumer confidence is high when the unemployment rate is low and GDP growth is high. Measures of average consumer confidence can be useful indicators of how much consumers are likely to spend. This page provides the latest reported value for - Latvia Consumer Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Full Article
a Iceland Consumer Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 10:08:00 GMT Consumer Confidence in Iceland decreased to 62.20 points in March from 75.30 points in February of 2020. Consumer Confidence in Iceland averaged 94.72 points from 2001 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 154.93 points in May of 2007 and a record low of 19.54 points in January of 2009. Gallup/Capacent Consumer Sentiment measures future expectations of Icelandic households on the economy, employment and income. The sentiment index is based on 5 questions assessing: current economic situation and expectations in 6 months, current situation in the labor market and expectations in 6 months, and expectations towards the household's total income in 6 months. For each question, the number of positive answers is divided by the number of positive and negative answers. The value of 100 means that the number of positive and negative participants is equal. If the index has a value greater than 100 it means that more participants are positive and vice versa. This page provides the latest reported value for - Iceland Consumer Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Full Article
a Russia Consumer Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 13:08:00 GMT Consumer Confidence in Russia increased to -11 points in the first quarter of 2020 from -13 points in the fourth quarter of 2019. Consumer Confidence in Russia averaged -14.59 points from 1998 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 1 points in the third quarter of 2008 and a record low of -59 points in the fourth quarter of 1998. In Russia, the Consumer Confidence Overall Index is based on a survey of 5,000 people aged 16+ leaving in all regions of the country. The index is an arithmetical average of 5 indices: the change in the respondent's personal financial situation over the last 12 months and next 12 months, the change in the country's economic situation over the last year and in the next 12 months, and the current climate for durable goods purchase. The index shows the difference between the percentage share of persons that are optimistic and the percentage of persons that are pessimistic. It takes a value between -100 (all respondents asses their situation as poor and expect it to become worse) and 100 (all participants are satisfied with the current situation and expect it to improve); 0 indicates neutrality. This page provides - Russia Consumer Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
a Canada Consumer Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 10:08:00 GMT Consumer Confidence in Canada decreased to 35.60 points in April from 53.03 points in March of 2020. Consumer Confidence in Canada averaged 53.31 points from 2010 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 57.05 points in November of 2018 and a record low of 35.60 points in April of 2020. In Canada, the Index of Consumer Confidence is calculated from the combination of responses to 11 survey questions. Those questions, current state of the economy in the local area and in the country and its expected state 6 mths ahead; current personal financial situation and the expected situation 6 mths ahead; making a major purchase like a home or car now compared to 6 mths ago; making other household purchases now compared to 6 mths ago; confidence about own and relatives' job security and own ability to invest in the future and save money for retirement now compared to 6 mths ago and losing job as a result of economic conditions in the last 6 months and in the coming 6 mths. Consumer confidence is measured on a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 indicates an extreme lack of confidence, 50 neutrality and 100 extreme confidence. . This page provides - Canada Consumer Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
a Australia Consumer Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 09:14:00 GMT Consumer Confidence in Australia decreased to 93.40 points in January from 95.10 points in December of 2019. Consumer Confidence in Australia averaged 101.29 points from 1974 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 123.94 points in May of 2007 and a record low of 64.61 points in November of 1990. The Consumer Sentiment Index is based on a survey of over 1,200 Australian households. The Index is an average of five component indexes which reflect consumers' evaluations of their household financial situation over the past year and the coming year, anticipated economic conditions over the coming year and the next five years, and buying conditions for major household items. The index scores above 100 indicate that optimists outweigh pessimists. This page provides - Australia Consumer Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
a Ukraine Consumer Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 10:08:00 GMT Consumer Confidence in Ukraine decreased to 73 points in March from 81.90 points in February of 2020. Consumer Confidence in Ukraine averaged 73.58 points from 2000 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 107.30 points in March of 2005 and a record low of 41.10 points in February of 2015. In Ukraine, the Consumer Confidence Index is determined through a random survey of domestic households. The poll involves 1,000 individuals aged 16+. (Up to April 2014 the poll involved 1,000 respondents aged 15-59). A representative sample is selected by gender and age, also by type and size of settlement. In April 2014 Autonomous Republic of Crimea was excluded from the sample of consumer confidence research in Ukraine. The margin of error is 3.2%. The survey is carried out on 1-15th every month. Index values range from 0 to 200. The index equals 200 when all respondents positively assess the economic situation. It totals 100 when the shares of positive and negative assessments are equal. Indices of less than 100 indicate the prevalence of negative assessments. The survey «Consumer confidence in Ukraine» was conducted by GfK Ukraine since June 2000. From 2019 this project is provided by Info Sapiens. This page provides the latest reported value for - Ukraine Consumer Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Full Article
a Slovenia Consumer Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 10:22:00 GMT Consumer Confidence in Slovenia decreased to -48 points in April from -18 points in March of 2020. Consumer Confidence in Slovenia averaged -18.62 points from 1996 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 2 points in January of 2018 and a record low of -48 points in April of 2020. In Slovenia, the consumer confidence indicator is the average of balances from answers to the questions about the expected household financial situation, the expected general economic situation in the country, the question about expected unemployment, and the question about savings over the next 12 months. The consumer confidence indicator uses a scale of -100 to +100. This page provides the latest reported value for - Slovenia Consumer Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Full Article
a Netherlands Consumer Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 12:08:00 GMT Consumer Confidence in Netherlands decreased to -22 points in April from -2 points in March of 2020. Consumer Confidence in Netherlands averaged 0.73 points from 1986 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 36 points in January of 2000 and a record low of -41 points in February of 2013. In the Netherlands, the Consumer Confidence survey is made by phone and covers 1,000 households. The questions cover the consumer’s assessments on national economy and own financial situation for the past 12 months and expectations for the coming 12 months. The index is then calculated as a difference between the percentage of participants that are optimistic and the share that is pessimistic. Therefore, the index takes a value between -100 (all respondents assess their situation as poor and expect it to become worse) and 100 (all participants are satisfied with the current situation and expect it to improve); 0 indicates neutrality. This page provides - Netherlands Consumer Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
a Germany GfK Consumer Climate By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 06:47:00 GMT Consumer Confidence in Germany decreased to -23.40 points in May from 2.70 points in April of 2020. Consumer Confidence in Germany averaged 6.28 points from 2001 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 16.80 points in March of 2001 and a record low of -23.40 points in May of 2020. The GfK Consumer Climate Indicator is based on a survey of 2000 individuals age 14 and above. The questionnaire focuses on income expectations, buying propensity and savings. The components of the indicator are calculated as the difference between positive and negative answers to the questions asked. Their value can vary between minus 100 and plus 100 points with 0 representing the long term average. This page provides the latest reported value for - Germany Consumer Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Full Article
a Argentina Consumer Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 13:40:00 GMT Consumer Confidence in Argentina decreased to 39.30 points in April from 41.20 points in March of 2020. Consumer Confidence in Argentina averaged 46.08 points from 2001 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 60.97 points in January of 2007 and a record low of 28.44 points in September of 2002. In Argentina, the Consumer Confidence Index (ICC - Índice de Confianza del Consumidor) is based on a survey consisting of six questions referring to the perception of current personal financial situation and economic situation in the country; the future economic situation in the short term and in the long term and expectations regarding the purchase of household items and consumption durables, such as vehicles. The index is a weighted average of three regional indexes: Federal Capital (15.9 percent), Countryside (30.7 percent) and Greater Buenos Aires (53.4 percent). The index is based on the proportion of positive and negative answers over the total number of people surveyed. The value of the index would be equal to 100 if all the answers to a specific question were positive, while in the opposite case the value would be equal to 0. This page provides the latest reported value for - Argentina Consumer Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Full Article
a Poland Consumer Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 10:09:00 GMT Consumer Confidence in Poland decreased to -36.40 points in April from 1.30 points in March of 2020. Consumer Confidence in Poland averaged -15.39 points from 2000 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 10.20 points in September of 2019 and a record low of -39.70 points in April of 2002. Current consumer confidence indicator (BWUK) is based on the results of the household survey carried out with the use of the consumer tendency test. The indicator is the arithmetic mean of the evaluations of the previous and predicted (over the following 12 months) changes concerning the household’s financial condition as well as the general economic situation of the country and major purchases currently made. The BWUK may range from –100 to +100. The positive value means that the majority of the consumers express a positive attitude, while the negative value signifies the prevalence of the pessimistic attitudes. This page provides - Poland Consumer Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
a Finland Consumer Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 09:22:00 GMT Consumer Confidence in Finland decreased to -13.90 points in April from -7.10 points in March of 2020. Consumer Confidence in Finland averaged -1.72 points from 1995 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 6.80 points in December of 2017 and a record low of -13.90 points in April of 2020. In Finland, the Statistics of Finland consumer survey expresses consumers’ views and intentions relating to economic matters. The data system of Statistics Finland’s consumer survey is comprised of respondent-specific original data from phones interviews, which may not be disclosed, and published data concerning reply distributions and time series. Generally consumer confidence is high when the unemployment rate is low and GDP growth is high. Measures of average consumer confidence can be useful indicators of how much consumers are likely to spend. This page provides the latest reported value for - Finland Consumer Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Full Article
a France Consumer Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 07:11:00 GMT Consumer Confidence in France decreased to 95 points in April from 103 points in March of 2020. Consumer Confidence in France averaged 101.03 points from 1972 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 131 points in May of 1973 and a record low of 79 points in June of 2013. In France, the consumer confidence index is based on a survey of about 2 000 households. The questionnaire focuses on: past and future economic situation in France, past and future personal financial situation, unemployment, intention to make major purchases, current savings capacity and expected savings capacity. The indicator is calculated using factor analysis technique. The index is then calculated in a way to measure the current sentiment in relation to the historic index values of the period 1987-2011. A value over 110 indicates unusually high optimism and a value under 90 indicates unusually high pessimism. The value 100 indicates neutrality. This page provides the latest reported value for - France Consumer Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Full Article
a South Korea Consumer Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 08:59:00 GMT Consumer Confidence in South Korea decreased to 78.40 points in March from 96.90 points in February of 2020. Consumer Confidence in South Korea averaged 100.62 points from 1998 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 121.50 points in October of 2009 and a record low of 67.70 points in December of 2008. In South Korea, the Composite Consumer Sentiment Index (CCSI) measures the level of optimism that consumers have about the performance of the economy. The index is based on a survey of around 2200 households. The CCSI is computed as a sum of six variables, including current living standards, prospective household income and prospective spending. A CCSI above 100 indicates an improving outlook and below 100 a deteriorating outlook. This page provides the latest reported value for - South Korea Consumer Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Full Article
a Israel Consumer Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 10:11:00 GMT Consumer Confidence in Israel increased to -8.54 points in February from -11.53 points in January of 2020. Consumer Confidence in Israel averaged -17.80 points from 2011 until 2020, reaching an all time high of -5.70 points in November of 2018 and a record low of -38.47 points in September of 2012. In Israel, the Consumer Confidence indicator measures the expectations that consumers have about changes in their household financial situation; the country´s general economic situation; unemployment levels and their household saving plans over the next 12 months. The indicator is an arithmetic mean, with equal weights, calculated from the combination of responses to 4 questions based on a sample of around 759 people, aged 21 and over. Consumer confidence is measured on a scale of -100 to 100, where -100 indicates an extreme lack of confidence, 0 neutrality and 100 extreme confidence. This page provides - Israel Consumer Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
a Portugal Consumer Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 08:41:00 GMT Consumer Confidence in Portugal decreased to -21 points in April from -9.90 points in March of 2020. Consumer Confidence in Portugal averaged -17.48 points from 1997 until 2020, reaching an all time high of -0.80 points in November of 1997 and a record low of -46.80 points in December of 2012. In Portugal, the consumer confidence index on three terms moving averages is based on interviews with consumers about their perceptions of the country's current and future economic situation and their tendencies to purchase. It is estimated using the difference between the share of positive evaluation responses and negative evaluation responses, but do not include the share of neutral responses. The use of moving averages smooths out the series by removing the irregular movements, allowing the detection of the short-term trends. This page provides - Portugal Consumer Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
a Croatia Consumer Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 09:03:00 GMT Consumer Confidence in Croatia decreased to -26.20 points in April from -8.30 points in March of 2020. Consumer Confidence in Croatia averaged -21.35 points from 2005 until 2020, reaching an all time high of -1.50 points in January of 2020 and a record low of -42.90 points in August of 2009. In Croatia, the Consumer ESI measures consumer confidence on a scale of -100 to 100, where -100 indicate extreme lack of confidence, 0 neutrality and 100 extreme confidence. This page provides - Croatia Consumer Confidence- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
a Romania Consumer Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 09:06:00 GMT Consumer Confidence in Romania decreased to -26.10 points in April from -11.10 points in March of 2020. Consumer Confidence in Romania averaged -16.90 points from 2001 until 2020, reaching an all time high of -1.20 points in March of 2017 and a record low of -52.60 points in June of 2010. In Romania, the Consumer ESI measures consumer confidence on a scale of -100 to 100, where -100 indicate extreme lack of confidence, 0 neutrality and 100 extreme confidence. This page provides - Romania Consumer Confidence- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
a Euro Area Consumer Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 09:31:00 GMT Consumer Confidence In the Euro Area decreased to -22.70 points in April from -11.60 points in March of 2020. Consumer Confidence in the Euro Area averaged -10.01 points from 1985 until 2020, reaching an all time high of -1.50 points in May of 2000 and a record low of -23.90 points in March of 2009. in the Euro Area, the Consumer Economic Sentiment Indicator measures the level of optimism that consumers have about the economy. The survey is made by phone and covers 23 000 households in the Euro Area. The number of households sample varies across the zone. The questions focus on current economic and financial situation, savings intention as well as on expected developments regarding: consumer price indexes, general economic situation and major purchases of durable goods. The Consumer ESI measures consumer confidence on a scale of -100 to 100, where -100 indicate extreme lack of confidence, 0 neutrality and 100 extreme confidence. This page provides the latest reported value for - Euro Area Consumer Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Full Article
a Japan Consumer Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 17:00:00 GMT Consumer Confidence in Japan decreased to 21.60 points in April from 30.90 points in March of 2020. Consumer Confidence in Japan averaged 41.98 points from 1982 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 50.80 points in December of 1988 and a record low of 21.60 points in April of 2020. In Japan, the Monthly Consumer Confidence survey data is collected by direct visit and covers about 4,700 households consisting of more than two persons. The questionnaire covers four subjects: consumer perceptions of overall livelihood, income growth, employment and willingness to buy durable goods. For each subject an index based on the respondents’ evaluation of what they consider the prospects to be over the next six months is created. The Consumer Confidence Index is the simple average of the four consumer perception indexes. A score above 50 indicates optimism, below 50 shows lack of confidence and 50 indicates neutrality. This page provides - Japan Consumer Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
a Ireland Consumer Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 16:11:00 GMT Consumer Confidence in Ireland decreased to 42.60 points in April from 77.30 points in March of 2020. Consumer Confidence in Ireland averaged 87.72 points from 1996 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 130.90 points in January of 2000 and a record low of 39.60 points in July of 2008. In Ireland, the Consumer Sentiment Index survey covers a minimum of 1,100 households across all regions of the country. The questionnaire assesses respondents’ perceptions on the general economy in the previous 12 months as well as expectations for next 12 months; perceptions of recent trends in unemployment and inflation; recent trends and likely future evolution in the household’s financial situation as well as savings and major purchases intentions. The Consumer Sentiment Index is calculated as the percentage of favourable replies minus the percentage of unfavourable replies, plus 100. The indicator varies on a scale of 0 to 200; a value of 0 indicates extreme lack of confidence, 100 neutrality and 200 extreme confidence. This page provides the latest reported value for - Ireland Consumer Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Full Article
a China Consumer Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 10:10:00 GMT Consumer Confidence in China increased to 122.20 points in March from 118.90 points in February of 2020. Consumer Confidence in China averaged 110.59 points from 1991 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 126.60 points in December of 2019 and a record low of 97 points in November of 2011. In China, the consumer confidence index is based on a survey of 700 individuals over 15 years old from 20 cities all over the country. This composite index covers the consumer expectation and consumer satisfaction index, thus measures the consumers' degree of satisfaction about the current economic situation and expectation on the future economic trend. The Index measures consumer confidence on a scale of 0 to 200, where 200 indicate extreme optimism, 0 extreme pessimism and 100 neutrality. This page provides - China Consumer Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
a Lithuania Consumer Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 10:10:00 GMT Consumer Confidence in Lithuania decreased to -16 points in April from 0 points in March of 2020. Consumer Confidence in Lithuania averaged -13.09 points from 2001 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 9 points in March of 2007 and a record low of -56 points in January of 2009. In Lithuania, the consumer confidence indicator measures the level of optimism that consumers have about the performance of the economy. Generally consumer confidence is high when the unemployment rate is low and GDP growth is high. Measures of average consumer confidence can be useful indicators of how much consumers are likely to spend. This page provides - Lithuania Consumer Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
a Indonesia Consumer Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 16:04:00 GMT Consumer Confidence in Indonesia decreased to 84.80 points in April from 113.80 points in March of 2020. Consumer Confidence in Indonesia averaged 99.82 points from 2000 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 128.20 points in May of 2019 and a record low of 9.60 points in March of 2001. In Indonesia, the Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) measures consumer’s expectations about current income and job availability against those 6 months ago, appropriate time to buy durable goods, and general economic conditions and job availability expectations in the next 6 months. The index is based on a survey of around 4600 middle up class households in major cities (those cities cover about 78 percent of GDP). Data is collected through phone interviews and direct visits. The two main components of the Index are the current economic condition index and the consumer expectation index. The CCI is computed as a net balance obtained from the difference between percentage on ’increase’ answer and percentage on ’decrease’ answer. An index above 100 indicates an improving outlook and below 100 a deteriorating outlook. This page provides - Indonesia Consumer Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
a Thailand Consumer Confidence By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 09:15:00 GMT Consumer Confidence in Thailand decreased to 47.20 points in April from 50.30 points in March of 2020. Consumer Confidence in Thailand averaged 78.93 points from 1998 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 112.40 points in December of 2003 and a record low of 39.70 points in October of 1998. In Thailand, the Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) measures consumer’s outlook about current and future economic conditions, job prospects and income expectations. The index is based on a survey of around 2440 households. An index above 100 indicates an improving outlook and below 100 a deteriorating outlook. This page provides - Thailand Consumer Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article
a United States Consumer Sentiment By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:21:00 GMT Consumer Confidence in the United States decreased to 71.80 points in April from 89.10 points in March of 2020. Consumer Confidence in the United States averaged 86.67 points from 1952 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 111.40 points in January of 2000 and a record low of 51.70 points in May of 1980. The Index of Consumer Expectations focuses on three areas: how consumers view prospects for their own financial situation, how they view prospects for the general economy over the near term, and their view of prospects for the economy over the long term. Each monthly survey contains approximately 50 core questions, each of which tracks a different aspect of consumer attitudes and expectations. The samples for the Surveys of Consumers are statistically designed to be representative of all American households, excluding those in Alaska and Hawaii. Each month, a minimum of 500 interviews are conducted by telephone. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States Consumer Sentiment - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Full Article
a Belize IP Addresses By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Oct 2017 17:54:00 GMT IP Addresses in Belize increased to 22700 IP in the first quarter of 2017 from 22366 IP in the fourth quarter of 2016. IP Addresses in Belize averaged 10764.51 IP from 2007 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 22931 IP in the third quarter of 2016 and a record low of 1128 IP in the third quarter of 2007. This page includes a chart with historical data for BelizeIP Addresses. Full Article
a Belize Average Temperature By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Jan 2018 17:06:00 GMT Temperature in Belize decreased to 25.18 celsius in December from 25.39 celsius in November of 2015. Temperature in Belize averaged 25.06 celsius from 1825 until 2015, reaching an all time high of 28.92 celsius in May of 1980 and a record low of 19.72 celsius in December of 1839. This page includes a chart with historical data for Belize Average Temperature. Full Article
a Belize Average Precipitation By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Jan 2018 17:07:00 GMT Precipitation in Belize decreased to 154.82 mm in December from 276.75 mm in November of 2015. Precipitation in Belize averaged 169.54 mm from 1901 until 2015, reaching an all time high of 589.38 mm in July of 1936 and a record low of 4.43 mm in April of 1986. This page includes a chart with historical data for Belize Average Precipitation. Full Article
a Belize Military Expenditure By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Fri, 03 May 2019 15:58:00 GMT Military Expenditure in Belize decreased to 22.80 USD Million in 2018 from 23.50 USD Million in 2017. Military Expenditure in Belize averaged 12.76 USD Million from 1981 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 23.50 USD Million in 2017 and a record low of 4.50 USD Million in 1981. Full Article
a Belize Competitiveness Rank By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Thu, 23 May 2019 12:09:00 GMT Belize is the 123 most competitive nation in the world out of 138 countries ranked in the 2016-2017 edition of the Global Competitiveness Report published by the World Economic Forum. The most recent 2014-2015 edition of Global Competitiveness Report assesses 144 economies and indicates their position relative to the other countries and territories in the index. This page provides the latest reported value for - Belize Competitiveness Rank - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Full Article
a Belize GDP per Capita PPP By tradingeconomics.com Published On :: Mon, 08 Jul 2019 10:28:00 GMT The Gross Domestic Product per capita in Belize was last recorded at 7810.20 US dollars in 2018, when adjusted by purchasing power parity (PPP). The GDP per Capita, in Belize, when adjusted by Purchasing Power Parity is equivalent to 44 percent of the world's average. GDP Per Capita Ppp in Belize averaged 7145.46 USD from 1990 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 7998.20 USD in 2006 and a record low of 5115.80 USD in 1990. The GDP per capita PPP is obtained by dividing the country’s gross domestic product, adjusted by purchasing power parity, by the total population. This page provides - Belize GDP per Capita PPP - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Full Article