Ireland Consumer Confidence
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Source: Eurostat EI_BSCO_M consumer confidence; SECO Switzerland consumer sentiment; Finans Norge consumer confidence; OECD UK consumer confidence; Furnilytics population weights.
Source description: Monthly consumer confidence indicator by country, with a population-weighted Europe composite.
Table ID: macro_economics/consumer/eu_consumer_sentiment
Key findings:
- Ireland's consumer sentiment at -23.3 suggests cautious demand for furniture, reflecting a fragile household backdrop.
- The index's sideways movement, down 8.0 points in three months, signals no clear new demand impulse.
- Yearly decline from 8.4 in 2018 to negative values fits with cautious major-purchase sentiment.
Latest data:
| date | value |
|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | -17.6 |
| 2025-08-01 | -16.4 |
| 2025-09-01 | -17.3 |
| 2025-10-01 | -19.4 |
| 2025-11-01 | -18.5 |
| 2025-12-01 | -17.6 |
| 2026-01-01 | -14.9 |
| 2026-02-01 | -14.8 |
| 2026-03-01 | -23.7 |
| 2026-04-01 | -29.1 |
| 2026-05-01 | -22.3 |
| 2026-06-01 | -23.3 |
Methodology: Consumer Confidence Methodology
Ireland Consumer Confidence tracks monthly Irish household sentiment and the demand backdrop for furniture, kitchens and home furnishings. It helps users read whether consumers are more confident about major purchases or more cautious about home-related spending.
For Ireland, the indicator matters because housing supply, affordability, mortgage-financed moves and household formation all influence when furniture purchases are made.
Market Context
Ireland's furniture demand is closely linked to housing supply, household formation and the timing of mortgage-financed moves. Consumer confidence adds a household mood signal to that picture, helping users judge whether consumers may be more willing to furnish new homes, upgrade existing homes or postpone discretionary purchases.
This indicator is not a sales measure. It should be read with Ireland Housing Market Activity, Ireland Furniture Retail Market Size and Ireland Furniture Consumer Market Size to compare sentiment with residential momentum, specialist-store demand and total buyer-side scale.
For retailers, suppliers and analysts, the page helps monitor whether household expectations are becoming a support or a headwind for Ireland's home-furnishing market before the change is fully visible in annual market-size data.
