ZEW Economic Sentiment Index
Medium
Forecast24.2
Previous25.8
ImportanceMedium
Track record
Published monthly. Across the 35 releases held here, from 2023-11-14 to 2026-09-15, the actual came in above forecast 22 times, below 13 times and in line 0 times. The typical gap between forecast and actual is 6.
What this moves here
Currency Indices
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Past releases 24
Sep25.839.9 · 31.4
+44.1-44.1
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| Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | 25.8 | 39.9 | 31.4 |
| Aug | 31.4 | 25.4 | 23.4 |
| Jul | 23.4 | 11.2 | 9.5 |
| Jun | 9.5 | -7.2 | -9.1 |
| May | -9.1 | -20 | -20.4 |
| Apr | -20.4 | -3.6 | -8.5 |
| Mar | -8.5 | 24 | 39.4 |
| Feb | 39.4 | 45.2 | 40.8 |
| Jan | 40.8 | 35.2 | 33.7 |
| Dec | 33.7 | 26.3 | 25 |
| Nov | 25 | 23.5 | 22.7 |
| Oct | 22.7 | 30.2 | 26.1 |
| Sep | 26.1 | 20.3 | 25.1 |
| Aug | 25.1 | 28.1 | 36.1 |
| Jul | 36.1 | 37.8 | 35.3 |
| Jun | 35.3 | 23.5 | 11.6 |
| May | 11.6 | -3.5 | -18.5 |
| Apr | -18.5 | 14.2 | 39.8 |
| Mar | 39.8 | 39.6 | 24.2 |
| Feb | 24.2 | 24.3 | 18 |
| Jan | 18 | 16.9 | 17 |
| Dec | 17 | 12.2 | 12.5 |
| Nov | 12.5 | 20.5 | 20.1 |
| Oct | 20.1 | 16.9 | 9.3 |
History goes back to 2023, which is as far as our data provider carries it.