Consumer confidence index

Whether people are ready to spend, or holding back..

114.1 points; a reading in positive territory means consumers are optimistic.

Definition

A recurring survey of how people feel, what they expect financially and how ready they are to spend. 100 is the dividing line: above it, optimism has the upper hand..

Business brokerage

How consumers feel comes before what they buy, so a sustained rise is an early signal of growing sales and retail demand in the months ahead..

Reading the path

Shown: the whole series as the agency published it, 39 readings since Jan 2023.

Up by 0.9 points against February 2026, and holding above its annual average of 111.5 points.

The last 12 periodic readings

Source record

Official data retrieved automatically from GASTAT, and archived daily in the historical record so a reading is kept with its date even if the source revises it later. Figures are never entered by hand, and never changed after publication.