Business Confidence
Low
Forecast15%
Previous16.3%
ImportanceLow
Track record
Published monthly. Across the 35 releases held here, from 2023-10-30 to 2026-08-28, the actual came in above forecast 17 times, below 17 times and in line 1 times. The typical gap between forecast and actual is 1.3%.
What this moves here
Indices
Past releases 24
Aug16.3%16.9% · 17.2%
19.9%11.8%
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| Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | 16.3% | 16.9% | 17.2% |
| Jul | 17.2% | 16.5% | 16.1% |
| Jun | 16.1% | 18% | 18.4% |
| May | 18.4% | 11.7% | 12.4% |
| Apr | 12.4% | 14.5% | 15% |
| Mar | 15% | 14% | 16.3% |
| Feb | 16.3% | 16% | 15.5% |
| Jan | 15.5% | 13% | 12.5% |
| Dec | 12.5% | 15% | 14.6% |
| Nov | 14.6% | 16% | 15.5% |
| Oct | 15.5% | 19% | 18.8% |
| Sep | 18.8% | 18.5% | 18.3% |
| Aug | 18.3% | 17.8% | 17.4% |
| Jul | 17.4% | 18.7% | 18.4% |
| Jun | 18.4% | 17% | 18.2% |
| May | 18.2% | 19% | 19.3% |
| Apr | 19.3% | 13.9% | 14.5% |
| Mar | 14.5% | 19% | 18.4% |
| Feb | 18.4% | 17.2% | 17.4% |
| Jan | 17.4% | 16% | 17.7% |
| Dec | 17.7% | 16% | 15.8% |
| Nov | 15.8% | 12% | 13.3% |
| Oct | 13.3% | 18.6% | 18.3% |
| Sep | 18.3% | 23% | 23.5% |
History goes back to 2023, which is as far as our data provider carries it.