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  "id": "macro_economics/consumer/eu_consumer_sentiment",
  "generated_at": "2026-07-16T11:13:14.357720+00:00",
  "last_refresh": "2026-07-13",
  "source": "Eurostat EI_BSCO_M consumer confidence; SECO Switzerland consumer sentiment; Finans Norge consumer confidence; OECD UK consumer confidence; Furnilytics population weights.",
  "source_description": "Monthly consumer confidence indicator by country, with a population-weighted Europe composite.",
  "table_id": "macro_economics/consumer/eu_consumer_sentiment",
  "meta": {
    "indicator_name": "Bulgaria Consumer Confidence",
    "indicator_description": "Monthly consumer confidence indicator by country, with a population-weighted Europe composite.",
    "title": "Bulgaria Consumer Confidence",
    "description": "Monthly consumer confidence indicator by country, with a population-weighted Europe composite.",
    "source": "Eurostat EI_BSCO_M consumer confidence; SECO Switzerland consumer sentiment; Finans Norge consumer confidence; OECD UK consumer confidence; Furnilytics population weights.",
    "source_description": "Monthly consumer confidence indicator by country, with a population-weighted Europe composite.",
    "visibility": "paid",
    "updated_at": "2026-07-13T08:15:56.779498Z",
    "last_refresh": "2026-07-13",
    "table_id": "macro_economics/consumer/eu_consumer_sentiment",
    "topic": "Macroeconomics",
    "subtopic": "Consumer sentiment",
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    ],
    "page_slug": "bulgaria-consumer-confidence",
    "page_url": "/indicators/macroeconomics/consumer-sentiment/bulgaria-consumer-confidence/",
    "chart_type": "line",
    "series_type": "single",
    "frequency": "monthly",
    "units": "balance / index balance",
    "legend": false,
    "featured_topic": false,
    "featured_subtopic": false,
    "featured_rank_topic": null,
    "featured_rank_subtopic": null,
    "chart_title": "Bulgaria Consumer Sentiment",
    "y_axis_label": "Balance [PP]",
    "related_indicators": [
      {
        "title": "Bulgaria Furniture Market Hub",
        "url": "/market/bulgaria-furniture-market-hub/",
        "label": "Market hub"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bulgaria Furniture Consumer Market Size",
        "url": "/indicators/retail/market-size/bulgaria-furniture-consumer-market-size/",
        "label": "Market size"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bulgaria Furniture Imports by Year",
        "url": "/indicators/industry/trade/bulgaria-furniture-imports/",
        "label": "Trade"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bulgaria Furniture Exports by Year",
        "url": "/indicators/industry/trade/bulgaria-furniture-exports/",
        "label": "Trade"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bulgaria Furniture Production Market Size",
        "url": "/indicators/industry/market-size/bulgaria-furniture-production-turnover/",
        "label": "Industry"
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      "consumer-confidence"
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      "Consumer sentiment",
      "Consumer confidence"
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    "taxonomy_page_labels": [
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      "Consumer sentiment"
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    "taxonomy_collection": "consumer-confidence",
    "taxonomy_collection_label": "Consumer confidence",
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    "data_hash": "e06db4f8e45006b9b4e2e7ba563b0a4fd98f66bc37d32121ac0a9ea8ff08cefb",
    "trend_summary": "The Bulgaria Consumer Sentiment indicator has experienced several phases since 2018, with a notable trough in April 2020 at -36.9 and a peak in June 2024 at -14.3. As of June 2026, the sentiment stands at -25.8, which is below the historical peak but above the 2020 trough. Recent momentum shows a decline, with the indicator down 5.9 pp over the past three months, 4.9 pp over six months, and 4.5 pp over the past year. Year-to-date, it has decreased by 4.9 pp.",
    "trend_summary_generated_at": "2026-07-16T11:13:21.612757+00:00",
    "key_findings": [
      "Bulgaria consumer sentiment remains weak, pointing to a cautious household-demand backdrop for discretionary furniture and home-related purchases.",
      "Structurally, the indicator remains below its starting level, leaving the longer-term sentiment picture softer than at the beginning of the series.",
      "The latest movement is broadly sideways, so the indicator does not yet show a clear new demand impulse."
    ],
    "key_findings_source": "consumer_sentiment_rule",
    "chart_alt_text": "Line chart for Bulgaria Consumer Sentiment in percentage points. The series runs from 2018-01-01 to 2026-06-01; the latest value is -25.8 percentage points. The peak is -14.3 percentage points in 2024-06-01."
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      "date": "2018-01-01",
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      "date": "2018-02-01",
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      "value": -18.4
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      "date": "2018-03-01",
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      "value": -17.9
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      "date": "2018-04-01",
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      "value": -19.5
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      "date": "2018-05-01",
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      "value": -17.6
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      "date": "2018-08-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -17.3
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      "date": "2018-09-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -18.8
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      "date": "2018-10-01",
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      "value": -23.4
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    {
      "date": "2018-11-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -27.9
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    {
      "date": "2018-12-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -26.2
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      "date": "2019-01-01",
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      "value": -26.8
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      "date": "2019-02-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -26.7
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      "date": "2019-03-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -25.3
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      "date": "2019-04-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -26.0
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    {
      "date": "2019-05-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -24.4
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    {
      "date": "2019-06-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -23.8
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    {
      "date": "2019-07-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -22.7
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    {
      "date": "2019-08-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -25.5
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    {
      "date": "2019-09-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -22.4
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    {
      "date": "2019-10-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -21.2
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    {
      "date": "2019-11-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -22.9
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    {
      "date": "2019-12-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -22.2
    },
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      "date": "2020-01-01",
      "geo": "BG",
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    {
      "date": "2020-02-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -21.1
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    {
      "date": "2020-03-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -24.7
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      "date": "2020-04-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -36.9
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    {
      "date": "2020-05-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -29.4
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    {
      "date": "2020-06-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -29.6
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    {
      "date": "2020-07-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -32.5
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      "date": "2020-08-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -29.8
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    {
      "date": "2020-09-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -27.1
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      "date": "2020-10-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -28.3
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      "date": "2020-11-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -31.7
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      "date": "2020-12-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -33.2
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      "date": "2021-01-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -31.5
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      "date": "2021-02-01",
      "geo": "BG",
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    {
      "date": "2021-03-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -23.5
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      "date": "2021-04-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -20.0
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      "date": "2021-05-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -22.2
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      "date": "2021-06-01",
      "geo": "BG",
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      "date": "2021-07-01",
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      "date": "2021-08-01",
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    {
      "date": "2021-09-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -20.6
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      "date": "2021-10-01",
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      "date": "2021-11-01",
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      "date": "2021-12-01",
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      "date": "2022-01-01",
      "geo": "BG",
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      "date": "2022-02-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -20.6
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      "date": "2022-03-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -29.7
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    {
      "date": "2022-04-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -29.2
    },
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      "date": "2022-05-01",
      "geo": "BG",
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    {
      "date": "2022-06-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -29.4
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    {
      "date": "2022-07-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -26.9
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    {
      "date": "2022-08-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -28.2
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    {
      "date": "2022-09-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -30.6
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    {
      "date": "2022-10-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -28.1
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      "date": "2022-11-01",
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      "date": "2023-01-01",
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      "date": "2023-02-01",
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      "date": "2023-03-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -25.6
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    {
      "date": "2023-04-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -22.6
    },
    {
      "date": "2023-05-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -22.1
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    {
      "date": "2023-06-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -22.0
    },
    {
      "date": "2023-07-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -19.0
    },
    {
      "date": "2023-08-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -20.2
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    {
      "date": "2023-09-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -22.1
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    {
      "date": "2023-10-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -19.4
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    {
      "date": "2023-11-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -19.9
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    {
      "date": "2023-12-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -18.4
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    {
      "date": "2024-01-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -18.7
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    {
      "date": "2024-02-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -20.6
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    {
      "date": "2024-03-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -18.8
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    {
      "date": "2024-04-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -19.8
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    {
      "date": "2024-05-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -18.1
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    {
      "date": "2024-06-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -14.3
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    {
      "date": "2024-07-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -19.1
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    {
      "date": "2024-08-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -18.3
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    {
      "date": "2024-09-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -15.6
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    {
      "date": "2024-10-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -16.3
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-11-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -19.4
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    {
      "date": "2024-12-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -21.2
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    {
      "date": "2025-01-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -22.7
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    {
      "date": "2025-02-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -18.8
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    {
      "date": "2025-03-01",
      "geo": "BG",
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    {
      "date": "2025-04-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -21.5
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    {
      "date": "2025-05-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -19.3
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    {
      "date": "2025-06-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -19.4
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    {
      "date": "2025-07-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -19.5
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    {
      "date": "2025-08-01",
      "geo": "BG",
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    {
      "date": "2025-09-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -19.5
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    {
      "date": "2025-10-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -23.5
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    {
      "date": "2025-11-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -24.0
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    {
      "date": "2025-12-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -27.5
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    {
      "date": "2026-01-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -23.6
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    {
      "date": "2026-02-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -24.1
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    {
      "date": "2026-03-01",
      "geo": "BG",
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    {
      "date": "2026-04-01",
      "geo": "BG",
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    {
      "date": "2026-05-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -26.1
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    {
      "date": "2026-06-01",
      "geo": "BG",
      "value": -25.8
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}