Consumers strongly confident in their own economy
Consumers confidence in the economy
remains on a good level. The consumer confidence indicator (CCI)
stood at 17.2 in January, having been 16.1 in December and 18.3 in
November. Last year in January, the CCI received the value 24.2.
The long-term average for the CCI is 12.7. The data are based on
Statistics Finlands Consumer Survey, for which 1,154 people
resident in Finland were interviewed between 2 and 18 January.
Of the four components of the CCI, consumers' expectations
concerning their own economy and saving possibilities improved in
January compared with December. Expectations concerning them were
very bright, brighter than ever for saving. By contrast, views
concerning Finland's economy and the development of unemployment
remained unchanged in January. Views about unemployment were
moderate but expectations concerning Finlands economy were
pessimistic.
Compared with the corresponding period of last year, confidence
in Finlands economy and unemployment decreasing weakened in
January. Views about their own economy in turn remained unchanged
and assessments about saving possibilities also improved clearly in
a year.
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