Europe East - Primary Consumer Sentiment Index - April 2018

The Thomson Reuters/Ipsos Monthly Primary Consumer Sentiment Index (PCSI) was released today for the following countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden, and Turkey.

Belgium

The Belgium Primary Consumer Sentiment (“Consumer Confidence”) Index (“PCSI”) as measured by the Thomson Reuters/Ipsos PCSI for April,2018 is down 3.1 percentage points over last month.
The monthly PCSI result is driven by the aggregation of the four, weighted, sub-Indices:  the PCSI Employment Confidence (“Jobs”) Sub- Index which is down 5.1 points; the PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index which is down 3.3 points; the PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index which is down 2.6 points; and the PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index which is down 3 percentage points over last month.

France

The France Primary Consumer Sentiment (“Consumer Confidence”) Index (“PCSI”) as measured by the Thomson Reuters/Ipsos PCSI for April,2018 is down 3.1 percentage points over last month.
The monthly PCSI result is driven by the aggregation of the four, weighted, sub-Indices:  the PCSI Employment Confidence (“Jobs”) Sub- Index which is down 4.1 points; the PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index which is down 1.3 points; the PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index which is down 3.1 points; and the PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index which is down 4 percentage points over last month.

Germany

The Germany Primary Consumer Sentiment (“Consumer Confidence”) Index (“PCSI”) as measured by the Thomson Reuters/Ipsos PCSI for April,2018 is up 3.2 percentage points over last month.
The monthly PCSI result is driven by the aggregation of the four, weighted, sub-Indices:  the PCSI Employment Confidence (“Jobs”) Sub- Index which is up 2 points; the PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index which is up 2.6 points; the PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index which is up 4.6 points; and the PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index which is up 4.7 percentage points over last month.

Great Britain

The Great Britain Primary Consumer Sentiment (“Consumer Confidence”) Index (“PCSI”) as measured by the Thomson Reuters/Ipsos PCSI for April,2018 is down 0.6 percentage points over last month.The monthly PCSI result is driven by the aggregation of the four, weighted, sub-Indices:  the PCSI Employment Confidence (“Jobs”) Sub- Index which is up 0.6 points; the PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index which is equal to; the PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index which is down 1.8 points; and the PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index which is down 1.6 percentage points over last month.

 Hungary

The Hungary Primary Consumer Sentiment (“Consumer Confidence”) Index (“PCSI”) as measured by the Thomson Reuters/Ipsos PCSI for April,2018 is up 5.2 percentage points over last month.
The monthly PCSI result is driven by the aggregation of the four, weighted, sub-Indices:  the PCSI Employment Confidence (“Jobs”) Sub- Index which is up 4.6 points; the PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index which is up 5.1 points; the PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index which is up 5.3 points; and the PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index which is up 6.5 percentage points over last month.

Italy

The Italy Primary Consumer Sentiment (“Consumer Confidence”) Index (“PCSI”) as measured by the Thomson Reuters/Ipsos PCSI for April,2018 is up 2.2 percentage points over last month.
The monthly PCSI result is driven by the aggregation of the four, weighted, sub-Indices:  the PCSI Employment Confidence (“Jobs”) Sub- Index which is up 0.8 points; the PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index which is up 1.2 points; the PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index which is up 3.4 points; and the PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index which is up 3.7 percentage points over last month.

Poland

The Poland Primary Consumer Sentiment (“Consumer Confidence”) Index (“PCSI”) as measured by the Thomson Reuters/Ipsos PCSI for April,2018 is down 1.7 percentage points over last month.
The monthly PCSI result is driven by the aggregation of the four, weighted, sub-Indices:  the PCSI Employment Confidence (“Jobs”) Sub- Index which is down 2.8 points; the PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index which is down 1.6 points; the PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index which is down 1.2 points; and the PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index which is down 1.6 percentage points over last month.

Russia

The Russia Primary Consumer Sentiment (“Consumer Confidence”) Index (“PCSI”) as measured by the Thomson Reuters/Ipsos PCSI for April,2018 is down 1.4 percentage points over last month.
The monthly PCSI result is driven by the aggregation of the four, weighted, sub-Indices:  the PCSI Employment Confidence (“Jobs”) Sub- Index which is down 4.4 points; the PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index which is down 1.2 points; the PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index which is up 0.1 points; and the PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index which is down 0.8 percentage points over last month.

Spain

The Spain Primary Consumer Sentiment (“Consumer Confidence”) Index (“PCSI”) as measured by the Thomson Reuters/Ipsos PCSI for April,2018 is up 2 percentage points over last month.The monthly PCSI result is driven by the aggregation of the four, weighted, sub-Indices:  the PCSI Employment Confidence (“Jobs”) Sub- Index which is up 0.8 points; the PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index which is up 2.6 points; the PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index which is up 2.7 points; and the PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index which is up 2.8 percentage points over last month.

Sweden

The Sweden Primary Consumer Sentiment (“Consumer Confidence”) Index (“PCSI”) as measured by the Thomson Reuters/Ipsos PCSI for April,2018 is down 1.4 percentage points over last month.
The monthly PCSI result is driven by the aggregation of the four, weighted, sub-Indices:  the PCSI Employment Confidence (“Jobs”) Sub- Index which is up 6.2 points; the PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index which is up 0.1 points; the PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index which is down 5.6 points; and the PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index which is down 5.4 percentage points over last month.

Turkey

The Turkey Primary Consumer Sentiment (“Consumer Confidence”) Index (“PCSI”) as measured by the Thomson Reuters/Ipsos PCSI for April,2018 is down 4.8 percentage points over last month.
The monthly PCSI result is driven by the aggregation of the four, weighted, sub-Indices:  the PCSI Employment Confidence (“Jobs”) Sub- Index which is down 1.6 points; the PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index which is down 5.4 points; the PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index which is down 6.4 points; and the PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index which is down 6 percentage points over last month.

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