Business Confidence
Low
Forecast—
Previous8.3
ImportanceLow
Track record
Published monthly. Across the 36 releases held here, from 2023-11-23 to 2026-10-29, the actual came in above forecast 17 times, below 19 times and in line 0 times. The typical gap between forecast and actual is 2.2.
What this moves here
Indices
Past releases 24
Sep8.3-0.3 · 5.8
+9.7-9.7
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| Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | 8.3 | -0.3 | 5.8 |
| Aug | 5.8 | 5 | 6.1 |
| Jul | 6.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
| Jun | -0.1 | -2.2 | -2.9 |
| May | -2.9 | -1.1 | -1.9 |
| Apr | -1.9 | 0.7 | -2.3 |
| Mar | -2.3 | -1 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 0.9 | -1 | -1.5 |
| Jan | -1.5 | 0.9 | -0.7 |
| Dec | -0.7 | -2 | -4.3 |
| Nov | -4.3 | 4 | 4.9 |
| Oct | 4.9 | 8 | 9 |
| Sep | 9 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| Aug | 5.3 | 5 | 6.7 |
| Jul | 6.7 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Jun | 1.5 | 6 | 6.1 |
| May | 6.1 | 1 | -0.3 |
| Apr | -0.3 | 1.3 | 2.1 |
| Mar | 2.1 | -0.5 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 0.2 | 1.3 | 2 |
| Jan | 2 | -1.2 | -0.2 |
| Dec | -0.2 | -2.5 | -2.8 |
| Nov | -2.8 | -0.7 | -0.4 |
| Oct | -0.4 | 1 | 1.3 |
History goes back to 2023, which is as far as our data provider carries it.