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Latest update: Press release business and consumer survey results (incl. ESI, EEI, EUI, sectoral CIs) - 28 May 2026.
Next update: Flash Consumer Confidence Indicator - 22 June 2026.
See also the full schedule for 2026.
May 2026 : Economic Sentiment broadly stable in the EU and the euro area; Employment Expectations pick up
In May 2026, the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) moved broadly sideways in both the EU and the euro area (+0.3 points in both areas, to 93.7 in the EU and 93.5 in the EA). The Employment Expectations Indicator (EEI) picked up compared to April (EU: +2.1 points to 95.4; euro area: +2.8 points to 94.7). Both indicators continue to score well below their long-term averages of 100.
May 2026 : Flash Consumer Confidence Indicator for the EU and the euro area
In May 2026, DG ECFIN’s flash estimate of the consumer confidence indicator showed a slight rebound in both the EU (+1.7 percentage points (pps) compared with April) and the euro area (+1.6 pps). At -18.2 (EU) and -19.0 (euro area), consumer confidence remains well below its long-term average and below the level observed before the outbreak of the conflict in the Middle East.
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