The consumer confidence in Portugal fell to -25.8 in February of 2021 from -23.1 in January, the most pessimistic since November of last year, mainly due to a drop in prospects regarding the country's economic situation (-44.2 from -35.4 in January) and in the propensity to make major purchases (-36.6 from -34). Meanwhile, households' financial situation in the last 12 months kept unchanged (-15.3), while its expectations for the next 12 months slightly improved (-7.0 from -7.9). source: Statistics Portugal

Consumer Confidence in Portugal averaged -17.89 points from 1997 until 2021, reaching an all time high of -0.80 points in November of 1997 and a record low of -46.80 points in December of 2012. This page provides - Portugal Consumer Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Portugal Consumer Confidence - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2021.

Consumer Confidence in Portugal is expected to be -17.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Consumer Confidence in Portugal to stand at -12.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Portugal Consumer Confidence is projected to trend around -10.00 points in 2022, according to our econometric models.

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Portugal Consumer Confidence

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-25.80 -23.10 -0.80 -46.80 1997 - 2021 points Monthly


Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2020-11-27 09:30 AM Nov -26.9 -25.5 -28
2021-01-04 11:00 AM Dec -26.20 -26.9 -24
2021-01-28 09:30 AM Jan -23.1 -24.3 -22
2021-02-25 09:30 AM Feb -25.8 -23.1 -20
2021-03-30 08:50 AM Mar -25.8
2021-04-29 08:30 AM Apr
2021-05-28 08:30 AM May
2021-06-29 08:30 AM Jun
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News Stream
Portugal Consumer Confidence at 3-Month Low
The consumer confidence in Portugal fell to -25.8 in February of 2021 from -23.1 in January, the most pessimistic since November of last year, mainly due to a drop in prospects regarding the country's economic situation (-44.2 from -35.4 in January) and in the propensity to make major purchases (-36.6 from -34). Meanwhile, households' financial situation in the last 12 months kept unchanged (-15.3), while its expectations for the next 12 months slightly improved (-7.0 from -7.9).
2021-02-25
Portugal Consumer Confidence at 10-Month High
The consumer confidence in Portugal rose to -23.1 in January of 2021 from -24.3 in December of 2020, the highest since March of last year, mainly due to better prospects regarding the country's economic situation (-35.4 vs -40.3 in December) and the propensity to make major purchases (-34 vs -35.1). Meanwhile, households' financial situation in the last 12 months deteriorated (-15.3 vs -14.1), while its expectations for the next 12 months did not change (-7.9).
2021-01-28
Portugal Consumer Confidence Improves in December
The consumer confidence in Portugal rose to -26.2 in December of 2020 from -26.9 in November, mainly due to better prospects regarding the country's economic situation (-46.2 vs -49.5 in November). Meantime, expectations regarding the household financial situation for the next 12 months did not change (at -8.5). On the other hand, the propensity to make major purchases decreased slightly (-35.3 vs -34.5).
2021-01-04
Portugal Consumer Confidence at 4-Month Low
The consumer confidence in Portugal fell to -26.9 in November of 2020 from -25.5 in October, retreating to a 4-month low, as coronavirus cases in the country surged and restrictions were reintroduced. Expectations worsened regarding the household financial situation for the next 12 months (-8.5 vs -6.9), the economic situation of the country for the year ahead (-49.5 vs -45.7) while propensity to make major purchases (-34.5 vs -34.2) also fell.
2020-11-27

Portugal Consumer Confidence
In Portugal, the consumer confidence index on three terms moving averages is based on interviews with consumers about their perceptions of the country's current and future economic situation and their tendencies to purchase. It is estimated using the difference between the share of positive evaluation responses and negative evaluation responses, but do not include the share of neutral responses. The use of moving averages smooths out the series by removing the irregular movements, allowing the detection of the short-term trends.