News
In June 2024, the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) remained largely unchanged in both the EU and the euro area (-0.2 points to, respectively, 96.4 and 95.9).
In June 2024, DG ECFIN’s flash estimate of the consumer confidence indicator edged up further, by 0.3 percentage points (pps.) in both the EU and the euro area. At -12.9 (EU) and -14.0 (euro area) points, consumer confidence still falls slightly short of its long-term average.
In May 2024, the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) increased marginally in both the EU (+0.3 points to 96.5) and the euro area (+0.4 points to 96.0).
Publications
The Special topic examines the relationship between consumer confidence and a number of measurable economic variables, focusing on the negative confidence gap observed since 2023.
This paper presents the main features of the Loan Facility, the loans component in Greece’s Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP), and a first assessment of its economic impact using the European Commission’s QUEST model.