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GE GfK Consumer Climate
Financial confidence is a leading indicator of consumer spending, which accounts for a majority of overall economic activity;
Above 0 indicates optimism, below indicates pessimism;
- GE GfK Consumer Climate Graph
- History
| Expected Impact / Date | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
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| Jun 25, 2026 | -29.2 | -27.8 |
-29.7 |
| May 22, 2026 | -29.8 | -33.7 |
-33.1 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | -33.3 | -30.2 |
-28.1 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | -28.0 | -27.3 |
-24.8 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | -24.7 | -23.0 |
-24.2 |
| Jan 28, 2026 | -24.1 | -25.5 | -26.9 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | -26.9 | -23.0 |
-23.4 |
| Nov 27, 2025 | -23.2 | -23.6 | -24.1 |
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- GE GfK Consumer Climate News
From nim.org|Jun 25, 2026|1 commentConsumer Climate has stabilized this month and risen slightly by 0.5 points. Overall, consumer sentiment therefore remains subdued: Based on consumer expectations for July, the indicator stands at -29.2 points (revised previous month: -29.7 points). The moderate increase results from slightly more positive income expectations, while the willingness to buy and the willingness to save remain largely at the previous month’s level. This is shown by the latest results of the NIM Consumer Climate powered by GfK. Slight Recovery in Income ...
From nim.org|May 22, 2026Consumer Climate has not continued to fall this month but has recovered moderately by 3.3 points. Nevertheless, the indicator based on consumer expectations for June stands at -29.8 points (previous month revised: -33.1 points) and is therefore comparatively low. Income expectations, which had deteriorated significantly at the start of the war in Iran, are currently noticeably more positive than in April. Despite a slight increase, the willingness to buy remains subdued and the willingness to save is once again decreasing slightly. ...
- From nim.org|Apr 27, 2026|1 comment
Consumer sentiment is once again declining as a result of the war in Iran: According to consumer expectations for May 2026, the Consumer Climate indicator has fallen even more significantly than in the previous month. It now stands at -33.3 points, marking a further decrease of 5.2 points compared to the previous month (revised to -28.1 points). Income expectations are decreasing sharply, and the willingness to buy is also noticeably more pessimistic. The willingness to save, meanwhile, has declined slightly but remains at a high ...
- From nim.org|Mar 26, 2026
The war in Iran is dampening consumer sentiment. According to consumer expectations, the Consumer Climate indicator for April 2026 decreases to -28.0 points. This represents a decrease of 3.2 points compared with the previous month (revised to -24.8 points). Whilst no significant effects are yet visible in terms of the willingness to buy or save this month, income expectations are noticeably dampened because of inflation fears. This is shown by the latest results of the NIM Consumer Climate powered by GfK, which has been published ...
- From nim.org|Feb 25, 2026
Consumer sentiment does not improve further in February: while income expectations rise slightly, the willingness to buy declines. The already high willingness to save increases once again. Economic expectations also turn slightly more pessimistic again this month. The current survey results therefore show a slight decrease in the Consumer Climate indicator for March compared with the previous month, down 0.5 points to −24.7 points (revised −24.2 points). This is shown by the latest results of the GfK Consumer Climate powered by NIM, ...
From breakingthenews.net|Nov 27, 2025German consumer confidence is expected to stabilize in December and stand at negative 23.2, improving by 0.9 points from November's revised figure of negative 24.1, data from the market research institute GfK and the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions (NIM) showed on Thursday. The reading came mostly in line with market expectations. The income expectations indicator fell for the second consecutive month, dropping 2.4 points in November to a negative 0.1. Willingness to buy increased 3.3 points to negative 6, bringing the ...
- From nielseniq.com|Aug 27, 2025
Consumer sentiment in Germany continued to weaken in August. Income and economic expectations declined significantly, while the willingness to buy and save fell slightly. The consumer climate indicator expects a decline of 1.9 points to -23.6 points in September 2025 compared with the previous month (revised -21.7 points). These are the findings of the GfK Consumer Climate powered by NIM for July, which has been published jointly by NIQ/GfK and the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions (NIM), the founder of GfK, since October ...
From nielseniq.com|Jul 24, 2025As in the previous month, consumer sentiment in Germany showed no clear trend in July. Income expectations rise once again, while the economic expectations cloud noticeably. The willingness to buy also declines, while the willingness to save continues its upward trend. The Consumer Climate indicator forecasts a decrease of 1.2 points to -21.5 points for August 2025 compared with the previous month (-20.3 points). These are the findings of the GfK Consumer Climate powered by NIM for July, which has been published jointly by NIQ/GfK ...
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