Germany Consumer Confidence Rises For 4th Month
Brief · Published 2026-08-31 · Data period 2026-08-31
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Germany's consumer confidence rose to -12.7 in August, from -13.8 in July. That marked the fourth consecutive monthly increase and the highest reading since February 2026, though the index remained below the year-earlier -10.5. The index is far above its all-time low of -28 from September 2022 and well below its all-time high of 2.3 from February 2018. The monthly series extends back to January 1985, according to Eurostat.
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