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
This paper analyses total factor productivity growth developments in the EU as compared to the US on the basis of the latest vintage of the EU-KLEMS database.
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.