Consumer confidence survey

Consumer confidence stabilises in January 2022.

The Banque centrale du Luxembourg’s consumer confidence indicator has stabilised in January 2022.

The components of the indicator have evolved in various ways this month. In January, households’ perceptions of their personal financial situation as well as their expectations regarding the general economic situation in Luxembourg have notably improved. In the meantime, households’ expectations of their personal financial situation have slightly fallen, whereas their intentions in terms of major purchases have again significantly deteriorated.

In total, the consumer confidence indicator, which is the arithmetic mean of the four components[1], has stabilised in January 2022.

The results are presented in the table below:

		Consumer confidence indicator	Expected general economic situation in Luxembourg	Perception of financial situation of households	Expected financial situation of households	Intended spending on major purchases
2020	January	-3	-8	-1	1	-4
	February	-3	-9	3	1	-8
	March	-9	-24	1	-2	-12
	April	-24	-54	-4	-16	-21
	May	-17	-40	-2	-7	-19
	June	-10	-25	-4	-4	-8
	July	-12	-23	-6	-3	-14
	August	-15	-32	-9	-2	-18
	September	-12	-17	-7	-6	-18
	October	-9	-21	-4	-1	-12
	November	-13	-35	2	-1	-17
	December	-11	-22	-5	0	-15
2021	January	-7	-14	2	0	-17
	February	-9	-21	0	0	-15
	March	-7	-8	-5	-1	-13
	April	-3	-3	-3	2	-7
	May	0	11	-2	2	-12
	June	2	19	-2	1	-12
	July	-3	9	-5	1	-18
	August	-2	5	0	1	-12
	September	-2	8	-2	2	-16
	October	-4	8	-5	-3	-15
	November	-8	-5	-7	-8	-10
	December	-7	-9	-5	-3	-13
2022	January	-7	-6	-1	-4	-19

Note: The consumer confidence indicator results from the average of balances related to (1) consumers’ expectations of the general economic situation in Luxembourg; (2) the perception of their financial situation over the past 12 months; (3) their expected financial situation over the next 12 months; and (4) their intended spending on major purchases (furniture, electrical devices…). Balances are constructed as the difference between the percentages of respondents giving positive and negative replies.

This survey is co-financed by the European Commission.

[1] The four components of the consumer confidence indicator are seasonally adjusted.

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