Eslovaquia - Confianza del consumidor

The consumer confidence indicator in Slovakia fell to -9.0 in November of 2019 from -7.7 in the previous month. It was the lowest reading since August of 2016, as consumers were more pessimist regarding unemployment, their saving perspectives and financial situation.

The consumer confidence indicator in Slovakia fell to -7.7 in October of 2019 from -7.6 in the previous month. It was the lowest reading since January, as the pessimistic expectations of the financial situation of households and the general economic situation were hampered by optimistic expectations of the saving perspectives of households, while the expectations of unemployment remained practically unchanged.

The consumer morale indicator in Slovakia came in at -7.6 in September, unchanged from August’s seven-month low. Expectations deteriorated further for general economic situation (-12.5 vs -9.7 in August) and unemployment (4.5 vs 4.4) while improvements were seen in household's financial situation (0.9 vs -1.4) and their savings prospects (-14.3 vs -14.8).

The consumer confidence indicator in Slovakia declined by 3.5 points to -7.6 in August 2019 from -4.1 in the previous month. That was the worst reading since May, mainly due to weaker expectations over savings capacity and unemployment situation ahead. Also, consumers were slightly more negative regarding the financial situation of households and the general economic situation. The respondents were less optimistic by 4,1 points than in the corresponding period last year and the current result is exceeding the long-term average.

The consumer confidence indicator in Slovakia decreased to -4.1 in July of 2019 from -3.7 in the previous month. The pessimistic expectations of unemployment among consumers were hampered by their optimistic expectations of the saving perspectives of households while their expectations of the financial situation of households and the general economic situation remained relatively unchanged. The respondents were less optimistic by 0,3 points than in the corresponding period last year and the current result is exceeding the long-term average.

The consumer confidence indicator in Slovakia increased to -3.7 in June of 2019 from -6.6 in the previous month. It was the highest reading since December of 2018, mainly due to an improvement in expectations regarding household’s financial situation (0.7 from -1 in May); the country’s economic situation (-7 from -9.1); prospects savings (-10.6 from -14.2) and unemployment (-2 from 2).