Appendix table 1. Consumers' views and intentions
Average 10/1995- | Max. 10/1995- | Min. 10/1995- | 09/2017 | 08/2018 | 09/2018 | Outlook 1) | |
A1 Consumer confidence indicator, CCI = (B2+B4+B7+D2)/4 | 12.6 | 25.8 | -6.5 | 23.7 | 21.5 | 20.2 | ++ |
A2 Old CCI = (B1+B2+B3+B4+C1)/5 | 6.9 | 20.6 | -15.0 | 16.6 | 16.0 | 14.1 | + |
A3 Micro indicator = (B2+D1+D2)/3 | 25.8 | 33.4 | 9.5 | 31.3 | 32.0 | 30.6 | + |
A4 Macro indicator = (B4+B7)/2 | 0.9 | 22.8 | -39.1 | 17.5 | 12.8 | 11.3 | + |
B1 Own economy now (balance) | 3.9 | 9.8 | -4.0 | 4.4 | 7.8 | 6.4 | + |
- Better (%) | 23.4 | 30.6 | 16.4 | 25.6 | 27.9 | 27.3 | |
- Worse (%) | 16.4 | 22.7 | 11.4 | 16.6 | 14.8 | 15.8 | |
B2 Own economy in 12 months' time (balance) | 8.4 | 14.1 | 2.3 | 9.5 | 10.2 | 10.1 | + |
- Better (%) | 25.9 | 33.4 | 18.2 | 27.0 | 29.1 | 27.3 | |
- Worse (%) | 11.3 | 17.7 | 6.6 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 11.2 | |
B3 Finland's economy now (balance) | -1.2 | 29.5 | -60.9 | 26.2 | 23.3 | 20.7 | ++ |
- Better (%) | 28.0 | 62.1 | 2.0 | 58.8 | 50.9 | 48.7 | |
- Worse (%) | 27.5 | 88.5 | 4.2 | 9.7 | 7.5 | 9.9 | |
B4 Finland's economy in 12 months' time (balance) | 4.4 | 25.3 | -27.1 | 18.6 | 10.4 | 8.0 | + |
- Better (%) | 32.2 | 57.3 | 11.6 | 46.2 | 34.2 | 32.0 | |
- Worse (%) | 22.0 | 57.3 | 6.0 | 9.2 | 13.8 | 16.1 | |
B5 Inflation now (per cent) | 2.2 | 5.8 | -2.0 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 | |
B6 Inflation in 12 months' time (per cent) | 2.1 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
B7 Unemployment in Finland in 12 months' time (balance) | -2.5 | 27.6 | -51.1 | 16.3 | 15.2 | 14.5 | + |
- Less (%) | 31.1 | 60.8 | 6.4 | 47.9 | 45.3 | 45.1 | |
- More (%) | 33.4 | 83.3 | 6.9 | 15.7 | 15.1 | 15.8 | |
B8 Own threat of unemployment now (balance) | -0.7 | 9.8 | -18.8 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 8.1 | ++ |
- Decreased (%) | 13.4 | 20.4 | 5.3 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 19.9 | |
- Increased (%) | 16.7 | 31.9 | 7.9 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 9.8 | |
C1 Favourability of time for purchasing durables (balance) | 18.8 | 41.8 | -14.2 | 24.1 | 28.0 | 25.5 | + |
- Favourable time (%) | 44.6 | 62.4 | 29.6 | 44.5 | 43.9 | 44.3 | |
- Unfavourable time (%) | 25.8 | 45.7 | 15.2 | 20.4 | 15.9 | 18.8 | |
C2 Favourability of time for saving (balance) | 11.2 | 36.8 | -19.6 | 17.5 | 29.2 | 28.9 | ++ |
- Good time (%) | 58.4 | 80.7 | 33.4 | 62.5 | 71.3 | 71.3 | |
- Bad time (%) | 36.1 | 58.5 | 15.5 | 31.6 | 21.4 | 23.4 | |
C3 Favourability of time for raising a loan (balance) | 18.6 | 42.0 | -47.1 | 31.0 | 29.5 | 27.8 | + |
- Good time (%) | 62.8 | 78.2 | 13.3 | 72.1 | 69.8 | 69.8 | |
- Bad time (%) | 30.1 | 83.4 | 12.1 | 20.3 | 19.6 | 22.6 | |
D1 Household's financial situation now (balance) | 28.9 | 37.0 | 14.7 | 34.1 | 35.6 | 33.6 | + |
- Can save (%) | 60.3 | 70.4 | 38.6 | 68.3 | 69.9 | 68.2 | |
- Uses savings or gets into debt (%) | 6.8 | 10.1 | 4.5 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 7.4 | |
D2 Household's saving possibilities in the next 12 months (balance) | 40.1 | 52.2 | 10.9 | 50.4 | 50.2 | 48.2 | + |
- Can save (%) | 74.4 | 82.3 | 56.6 | 80.8 | 79.2 | 79.1 | |
- Cannot save (%) | 23.8 | 40.3 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 18.1 | 19.4 | |
D5 Household's intentions to raise a loan in the next 12 months (% of households) | 13.1 | 17.8 | 9.1 | 14.6 | 12.7 | 14.0 | + |
- Yes, certainly (%) | 5.6 | 8.5 | 3.1 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 6.2 | |
- Possibly (%) | 7.5 | 11.4 | 5.0 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 7.7 | |
E1 Spending on durables, next 12 months vs last 12 months (balance) | -8.9 | -2.4 | -18.2 | -7.5 | -8.0 | -6.3 | + |
- More (%) | 21.3 | 30.8 | 13.9 | 19.3 | 20.2 | 20.4 | |
- Less (%) | 32.6 | 40.4 | 25.6 | 28.3 | 29.4 | 28.0 | |
E2 Intentions to buy a car in the next 12 months (% of households) | 16.8 | 21.7 | 12.7 | 17.1 | 16.7 | 17.7 | + |
- Very likely (%) | 8.5 | 12.1 | 5.1 | 8.9 | 7.8 | 8.1 | |
- Fairly likely (%) | 8.2 | 10.4 | 5.3 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 9.6 | |
E4 Intentions to buy a dwelling in the next 12 months (% of households) | 7.0 | 11.3 | 4.1 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 6.2 | - |
- Yes, certainly (%) | 3.0 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.2 | |
- Possibly (%) | 4.0 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.0 | |
E5 Intentions to spend money on basic repairs of dwelling in the next 12 months (% of households) | 18.8 | 27.0 | 9.8 | 18.9 | 18.4 | 17.8 | - |
- Very likely (%) | 12.4 | 19.0 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 9.7 | 10.1 | |
- Fairly likely (%) | 6.4 | 9.1 | 3.2 | 6.9 | 8.7 | 7.8 |
Source: Consumer Survey 2018, September. Statistics Finland
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Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma
Updated 27.9.2018
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Appendix table 1. Consumers' views and intentions
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