Consumer confidence almost unchanged in January
The consumer confidence indicator (CCI) stood
at -4.6 in January, having been -4.2 in December and -5.0 in
November. Last year in January, the CCI received the value -2.4.
The long-term average for the CCI is -1.7. The data are based on
Statistics Finlands Consumer Confidence Survey, to which
1,063 persons resident in Finland responded between 1 and 19
January. The long time series of the statistics on consumer
confidence starting from 1995 have now been republished as level
revised and reviewed during December to January:
database tablesandfigures. More information
about the level revision can be found in thereviewof the release
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Of the four components of the CCI consumers views of
their own current economy and their spending money on durable goods
weakened somewhat in January compared to December. In turn, their
expectations concerning the near future of their own and Finland's
economy improved slightly. Compared with the corresponding period
last year, the components of the CCI weakened apart from increased
intentions to spend money.
In January, consumers image of their own economy was
altogether good, while their views concerning spending money and
especially about economic development in Finland were weak.
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