Business Confidence
Medium
Forecast46.5
Previous46.2
ImportanceMedium
Track record
Published monthly. Across the 35 releases held here, from 2023-12-12 to 2026-10-14, the actual came in above forecast 14 times, below 19 times and in line 2 times. The typical gap between forecast and actual is 0.8.
What this moves here
Indices
Rates
Past releases 24
Oct46.244 · 44.9
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| Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 46.2 | 44 | 44.9 |
| Sep | 44.9 | 45.7 | 46.3 |
| Aug | 46.3 | 44.8 | 44.4 |
| Jul | 44.4 | 46.3 | 46.7 |
| Jun | 46.7 | 46.5 | 47.2 |
| May | 47.2 | 46 | 45.2 |
| Apr | 45.2 | 46 | 46.6 |
| Mar | 46.6 | 47.5 | 48.2 |
| Feb | 48.2 | 48.8 | 48.5 |
| Jan | 48.5 | 48.5 | 48 |
| Dec | 48 | 48.6 | 48.3 |
| Nov | 48.3 | 47.8 | 47.2 |
| Oct | 47.2 | 46 | 46.2 |
| Sep | 46.2 | 46 | 46.1 |
| Aug | 46.1 | 47 | 47.3 |
| Jul | 47.3 | 48.5 | 48.6 |
| Jun | 48.6 | 49.1 | 48.9 |
| May | 48.9 | 47.5 | 48 |
| Apr | 48 | 49 | 49.2 |
| Mar | 49.2 | 48.9 | 49.1 |
| Feb | 49.1 | 48.8 | 49.1 |
| Jan | 49.1 | 49.8 | 50.1 |
| Dec | 50.1 | 51 | 52.6 |
| Nov | 52.6 | 52.9 | 53.2 |
History goes back to 2023, which is as far as our data provider carries it.