BANQUE NATIONALE DE BELGIQUE 2017-01-20
Links: NBB.Stat General information
January 2017 consumer surveyConsumer confidence gains more strength in January
The consumer confidence indicator has strengthened considerably again in January. After three consecutive rises, the indicator has thus climbed to its highest level since May 2011.
The macroeconomic outlook has improved strongly in January. So the general economic situation for the coming months was given a much brighter assessment. At the same time, fears of an increase in unemployment have dropped back sharply for the third month in a row.
As regards their personal situation, households are expecting their financial situation to improve a little. Their savings intentions remain unchanged from the previous month.
Consumer confidence indicators
Expectations for the next twelve months Consumer
Economic situation
Unemployment in
Financial situation
Savings of
confidence
in Belgium
Belgium 1
of households households indicator
2016 | January | -1 | 13 | -2 | 1 | -4 |
February | -5 | 14 | -3 | 2 | -5 | |
March | -11 | 15 | -4 | 3 | -7 | |
April | -10 | 15 | -5 | -1 | -8 | |
May | -11 | 20 | -3 | 4 | -8 | |
June | -11 | 12 | -2 | 0 | -6 | |
July | -6 | 13 | -1 | 4 | -4 | |
August | -5 | 14 | -1 | 2 | -4 | |
September | -7 | 31 | -2 | 1 | -10 | |
October | -14 | 38 | -3 | 4 | -13 | |
November | -6 | 21 | -1 | 1 | -7 | |
December | -6 | 13 | -2 | 2 | -5 | |
2017 | January | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 | 0 |
1 Regarding unemployment expectations, a rise indicates a deterioration while a decline indicates an improvement.
Communication
National Bank of Belgium Ltd.
boulevard de Berlaimont 14 BE-1000 BRUSSELS
phone + 32 2 221 46 28 www.nbb.be
Company's number: 0203.201.340 RLP Brussels
JANUARY 2017
CONSUMER CONFIDENCE INDICATOR15
long-term average
5 since 1990
-5
-15
-25
-35
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Expectations for the next twelve months General economic situation in Belgium Unemployment in Belgium¹40 80
20 60
0 40
-20 20
-40 0
-60
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
-20
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Financial situation of households Savings of households20 20
10 10
0 0
-10
-10
-20
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
-20
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
¹ Regarding unemployment expectations, a rise indicates a deterioration while a decline indicates an improvement.
Communication
boulevard de Berlaimont 14
phone + 32 2 221 46 28 Company's number:
National Bank of Belgium Ltd. BE-1000 BRUSSELS www.nbb.be 0203.201.340 - RLP Brussels
National Bank of Belgium published this content on 20 January 2017 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein.
Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 20 January 2017 14:04:09 UTC.
Original documenthttp://www.nbb.be/doc/dq/d/dq3/histo/pde1701.PDF
Public permalinkhttp://www.publicnow.com/view/318636DC418FB820642288F3D6DFCB4BCEF5455D
