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  "id": "macro_economics/consumer/eu_consumer_sentiment",
  "generated_at": "2026-10-01T16:28:58.542909+00:00",
  "last_refresh": "2026-09-28",
  "source": "Eurostat table EI_BSCO_M indicator BS-CSMCI monthly not season adjusted",
  "source_description": "Monthly consumer confidence indicator (balance) for Germany.",
  "table_id": "macro_economics/consumer/eu_consumer_sentiment",
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    "indicator_name": "Germany Consumer Confidence",
    "indicator_description": "Monthly consumer confidence indicator by country, with a population-weighted Europe composite. Internal lineage is stored separately.",
    "title": "Germany Consumer Confidence",
    "description": "Monthly consumer confidence indicator by country, with a population-weighted Europe composite. Internal lineage is stored separately.",
    "source": "Eurostat table EI_BSCO_M indicator BS-CSMCI monthly not season adjusted",
    "source_description": "Monthly consumer confidence indicator (balance) for Germany.",
    "visibility": "paid",
    "updated_at": "2026-09-28T11:26:25.584862Z",
    "last_refresh": "2026-09-28",
    "table_id": "macro_economics/consumer/eu_consumer_sentiment",
    "topic": "Macroeconomics",
    "subtopic": "Consumer sentiment",
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    ],
    "page_slug": "germany-consumer-confidence",
    "page_url": "/indicators/macroeconomics/consumer-sentiment/germany-consumer-confidence/",
    "chart_type": "line",
    "series_type": "single",
    "frequency": "monthly",
    "units": "balance / index balance",
    "legend": false,
    "featured_topic": true,
    "featured_subtopic": true,
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    "featured_rank_subtopic": 2,
    "chart_title": "Germany Consumer Sentiment",
    "y_axis_label": "Balance [PP]",
    "related_indicators": [
      {
        "title": "Germany Furniture Market Hub",
        "url": "/market/germany-furniture-market-hub/",
        "label": "Market hub"
      },
      {
        "title": "Germany Housing Market Activity",
        "url": "/indicators/macroeconomics/housing/germany-housing-market-activity/",
        "label": "Housing"
      },
      {
        "title": "Germany Furniture Product Search Trend",
        "url": "/indicators/retail/online/germany-furniture-products-search-trend/",
        "label": "Online"
      },
      {
        "title": "France Consumer Confidence",
        "url": "/indicators/macroeconomics/consumer-sentiment/france-consumer-confidence/",
        "label": "Consumer"
      }
    ],
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      "consumer-sentiment",
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      "Macroeconomics",
      "Consumer sentiment",
      "Consumer confidence"
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        "label": "Consumer sentiment",
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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",
    "entity": {
      "type": "country",
      "geo": [
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    },
    "methodology_url": "/about/methodology/consumer-confidence/",
    "methodology_label": "Consumer Confidence Methodology",
    "data_hash": "cabc1050c1a48819636e11ed47f50b3d897510ee7291b134bf9f965a6874bfb5",
    "trend_summary": "Germany's consumer sentiment has experienced notable fluctuations since 2018, starting with a peak of 2.8 in January 2018 and reaching a trough of -29.4 in September 2022. The latest reading stands at -12.6, which is an improvement from the lowest point but remains below the historical average. Over the past three months, consumer sentiment has declined by 4.4 percentage points, down 5.5 pp over six months, and decreased by 2.6 pp compared to the same period last year. Year-to-date, the sentiment is down 3.7 pp, indicating persistent challenges in consumer confidence.",
    "trend_summary_generated_at": "2026-10-01T16:29:03.587938+00:00",
    "key_findings": [
      "German consumer sentiment is still negative, suggesting households have not moved into a clearly supportive spending mood.",
      "Read alongside Germany Housing Market Activity and Germany Furniture Product Search Trend, the sentiment signal adds context to furniture demand conditions.",
      "Recent improvement points to some easing in household caution, although the level still matters for the demand read."
    ],
    "key_findings_source": "deterministic_related_context",
    "chart_alt_text": "Line chart for Germany Consumer Sentiment in percentage points. The series runs from 2018-01-01 to 2026-08-01; the latest value is -12.6 percentage points. The peak is 2.8 percentage points in 2018-01-01."
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      "date": "2018-02-01",
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      "date": "2018-03-01",
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      "date": "2018-04-01",
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      "date": "2018-06-01",
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      "date": "2018-08-01",
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      "date": "2018-09-01",
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      "date": "2018-11-01",
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      "date": "2018-12-01",
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      "value": -0.1
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      "date": "2019-02-01",
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      "value": -0.4
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      "date": "2019-03-01",
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      "value": 0.0
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      "date": "2019-04-01",
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      "value": -0.2
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      "date": "2019-05-01",
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      "date": "2019-06-01",
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      "date": "2019-07-01",
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      "date": "2019-08-01",
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      "date": "2019-09-01",
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      "date": "2019-10-01",
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      "date": "2019-11-01",
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      "date": "2019-12-01",
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      "date": "2020-01-01",
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      "date": "2020-02-01",
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      "value": -2.3
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      "date": "2020-03-01",
      "geo": "DE",
      "value": -8.2
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      "date": "2020-04-01",
      "geo": "DE",
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    {
      "date": "2020-05-01",
      "geo": "DE",
      "value": -15.5
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    {
      "date": "2020-06-01",
      "geo": "DE",
      "value": -10.1
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      "date": "2020-07-01",
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      "value": -9.8
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      "date": "2020-08-01",
      "geo": "DE",
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      "date": "2020-09-01",
      "geo": "DE",
      "value": -7.2
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      "date": "2020-10-01",
      "geo": "DE",
      "value": -9.2
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      "date": "2020-11-01",
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      "date": "2020-12-01",
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      "date": "2021-01-01",
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      "date": "2021-03-01",
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      "date": "2021-04-01",
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      "value": -9.5
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      "date": "2021-05-01",
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      "date": "2021-06-01",
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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": "DE",
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      "date": "2021-10-01",
      "geo": "DE",
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      "date": "2021-11-01",
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      "date": "2022-01-01",
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      "date": "2022-03-01",
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      "date": "2022-04-01",
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      "date": "2022-05-01",
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      "date": "2022-06-01",
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      "date": "2022-07-01",
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      "date": "2022-08-01",
      "geo": "DE",
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      "date": "2022-09-01",
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      "date": "2022-10-01",
      "geo": "DE",
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      "date": "2022-11-01",
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      "date": "2022-12-01",
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      "date": "2023-01-01",
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      "date": "2023-04-01",
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      "date": "2023-06-01",
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      "date": "2023-07-01",
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      "date": "2023-08-01",
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      "date": "2023-09-01",
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      "date": "2023-10-01",
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      "date": "2023-11-01",
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      "date": "2023-12-01",
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      "date": "2024-01-01",
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      "date": "2024-03-01",
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      "date": "2024-04-01",
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      "date": "2024-05-01",
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      "date": "2024-06-01",
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      "date": "2024-07-01",
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      "date": "2024-09-01",
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      "date": "2024-10-01",
      "geo": "DE",
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      "date": "2024-11-01",
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      "date": "2024-12-01",
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      "date": "2025-01-01",
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      "date": "2025-02-01",
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      "date": "2025-03-01",
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      "date": "2025-04-01",
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      "date": "2025-05-01",
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      "date": "2025-06-01",
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      "date": "2025-07-01",
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      "date": "2025-10-01",
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