Business Confidence
Low
Forecast—
Previous14.1
ImportanceLow
Track record
Published monthly. Across the 36 releases held here, from 2023-11-29 to 2026-10-29, the actual came in above forecast 18 times, below 17 times and in line 1 times. The typical gap between forecast and actual is 1.35.
What this moves here
Indices
Past releases 24
Oct14.116.5 · 16.9
19.911.8
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| Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 14.1 | 16.5 | 16.9 |
| Sep | 16.9 | 15 | 16.3 |
| 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 |
History goes back to 2023, which is as far as our data provider carries it.