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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).
In May 2024, DG ECFIN’s flash estimate of the consumer confidence indicator picked up, by 0.5 percentage points (pps.) in the EU and 0.4 pps. in the euro area. At -13.2 (EU) and -14.3 (euro area) points, consumer confidence still remains below the long-term average.
In April 2024, the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) declined marginally in both the EU (-0.3 points to 96.2) and the euro area (-0.6 points to 95.6).
Publications
This report contains the Commission's assessments of the 2024 Economic Reform Programmes (ERPs) of countries that are candidates or potential candidates for EU membership.
This paper presents simulations with the Commission’s QUEST model to examine how a public investment stimulus could affect fiscal indicators under different circumstances.