Business Confidence
Low
Forecast—
Previous96.6
ImportanceLow
Track record
Published monthly. Across the 36 releases held here, from 2023-11-24 to 2026-10-26, the actual came in above forecast 18 times, below 17 times and in line 1 times. The typical gap between forecast and actual is 1.55.
What this moves here
Indices
Past releases 24
Oct96.698 · 98.4
104.095.9
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| Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 96.6 | 98 | 98.4 |
| Sep | 98.4 | 100.2 | 100.2 |
| Aug | 100.2 | 100.4 | 100.2 |
| Jul | 100.2 | 100 | 99.8 |
| Jun | 99.8 | 98 | 99 |
| May | 99 | 99 | 100.4 |
| Apr | 100.4 | 99 | 100.4 |
| Mar | 100.4 | 90 | 99.8 |
| Feb | 99.8 | 99 | 98.6 |
| Jan | 98.6 | 99 | 98 |
| Dec | 98 | 100.1 | 99.9 |
| Nov | 99.9 | 103.8 | 103.4 |
| Oct | 103.4 | 101.7 | 101.6 |
| Sep | 101.6 | 101.7 | 101.5 |
| Aug | 101.5 | 99 | 98.8 |
| Jul | 98.8 | 99.5 | 100 |
| Jun | 100 | 103 | 101 |
| May | 101 | 97.2 | 96.5 |
| Apr | 96.5 | 96.4 | 99.6 |
| Mar | 99.6 | 97.2 | 98 |
| Feb | 98 | 96.8 | 97.5 |
| Jan | 97.5 | 96.5 | 97.1 |
| Dec | 96.9 | 98 | 97.3 |
| Nov | 97.3 | 95.8 | 96 |
History goes back to 2023, which is as far as our data provider carries it.