Netherlands 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:
- Netherlands consumer sentiment remains weak, pointing to a cautious household-demand backdrop for discretionary furniture and home-related purchases.
- Structurally, the indicator remains below its starting level, leaving the longer-term sentiment picture softer than at the beginning of the series.
- The latest movement is broadly sideways, so the indicator does not yet show a clear new demand impulse.
Latest data:
| date | value |
|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | -13.4 |
| 2025-08-01 | -13.6 |
| 2025-09-01 | -14.3 |
| 2025-10-01 | -13.9 |
| 2025-11-01 | -9.9 |
| 2025-12-01 | -11 |
| 2026-01-01 | -11.3 |
| 2026-02-01 | -11.7 |
| 2026-03-01 | -17.9 |
| 2026-04-01 | -23.7 |
| 2026-05-01 | -21.8 |
| 2026-06-01 | -17.2 |
Methodology: Consumer Confidence Methodology
Netherlands Consumer Confidence tracks the monthly mood of Dutch households and provides an early read on demand risk for furniture, kitchens and home furnishings. The indicator is useful for market readers who need to understand whether Dutch consumers are becoming more willing or more cautious about larger home-related purchases.
The Dutch furniture market is closely tied to housing moves, renovation plans, mortgage affordability and online product research. This page helps retailers, suppliers, importers and analysts compare household sentiment with Netherlands housing activity, furniture retail market size and furniture product search interest.
Market Context
The Netherlands is a dense, digitally mature furniture market where home moves, renovation and ecommerce research can quickly influence purchase timing. Consumer confidence is valuable in this setting because Dutch households may postpone sofas, beds, storage and kitchen projects when the economic outlook feels uncertain.
This page is not a sales measure. It is best used as a demand-risk indicator alongside Netherlands Housing Market Activity, Netherlands Furniture Retail Market Size and Netherlands Furniture Product Search Trend. Together, those pages show whether Dutch furniture demand is being supported by household mood, moving activity, realised retail spending or online purchase research.
The indicator is useful for market sizing, channel planning and near-term demand monitoring because it captures household expectations before they fully appear in annual retail or consumer market-size data.
