Europe East - Primary Consumer Sentiment Index - March 2018

Belgium

The Belgium Primary Consumer Sentiment (“Consumer Confidence”) Index (“PCSI”) as measured by the Thomson Reuters/Ipsos PCSI for March,2018 is up 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 up 4.5 points; the PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index which is up 3.2 points; the PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index which is down 0.2 points; and the PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index which is down 0.3 percentage points over last month.

France

The France Primary Consumer Sentiment (“Consumer Confidence”) Index (“PCSI”) as measured by the Thomson Reuters/Ipsos PCSI for March,2018 is down 0.4 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 3.2 points; the PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index which is down 0.1 points; the PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index which is down 2.8 points; and the PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index which is down 2.4 percentage points over last month.

Germany

The Germany Primary Consumer Sentiment (“Consumer Confidence”) Index (“PCSI”) as measured by the Thomson Reuters/Ipsos PCSI for March,2018 is down 1.2 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 2.2 points; the PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index which is down 1.6 points; the PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index which is down 3 points; and the PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index which is down 2.8 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 March,2018 is up 2.1 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 up 1.3 points; the PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index which is up 0.3 points; the PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index which is up 3.7 points; and the PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index which is up 3.6 percentage points over last month.

Hungary

The Hungary Primary Consumer Sentiment (“Consumer Confidence”) Index (“PCSI”) as measured by the Thomson Reuters/Ipsos PCSI for March,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 3 points; the PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index which is up 2.5 points; the PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index which is up 0.4 points; and the PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index which is up 0.8 percentage points over last month.

Italy

The Italy Primary Consumer Sentiment (“Consumer Confidence”) Index (“PCSI”) as measured by the Thomson Reuters/Ipsos PCSI for March,2018 is up 0.1 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 up 1 points; the PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index which is up 0.9 points; the PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index which is down 0.3 points; and the PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index which is down 1.2 percentage points over last month.

Poland

The Poland Primary Consumer Sentiment (“Consumer Confidence”) Index (“PCSI”) as measured by the Thomson Reuters/Ipsos PCSI for March,2018 is down 0.1 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 up 0.9 points; the PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index which is up 0.7 points; the PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index which is down 0.4 points; and the PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index which is down 1.3 percentage points over last month.

Russia

The Russia Primary Consumer Sentiment (“Consumer Confidence”) Index (“PCSI”) as measured by the Thomson Reuters/Ipsos PCSI for March,2018 is up 2.3 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 4.1 points; the PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index which is up 1.5 points; the PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index which is up 1.9 points; and the PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index which is up 2.8 percentage points over last month.

Spain

The Spain Primary Consumer Sentiment (“Consumer Confidence”) Index (“PCSI”) as measured by the Thomson Reuters/Ipsos PCSI for March,2018 is up 0.2 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 2.4 points; the PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index which is up 1.5 points; the PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index which is down 1.4 points; and the PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index which is down 1.4 percentage points over last month.

Sweden

The Sweden Primary Consumer Sentiment (“Consumer Confidence”) Index (“PCSI”) as measured by the Thomson Reuters/Ipsos PCSI for March,2018 is up 0.2 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 down 1.3 points; the PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index which is down 1.1 points; the PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index which is up 1.4 points; and the PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index which is up 0.8 percentage points over last month.

Turkey

The Turkey Primary Consumer Sentiment (“Consumer Confidence”) Index (“PCSI”) as measured by the Thomson Reuters/Ipsos PCSI for March,2018 is up 1.9 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 0.5 points; the PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index which is up 2.1 points; the PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index which is up 2.5 points; and the PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index which is up 2.6 percentage points over last month.