Sweden Consumer Confidence
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Source: Eurostat table EI_BSCO_M indicator BS-CSMCI monthly not season adjusted
Source description: Monthly consumer confidence indicator (balance) by country and aggregate.
Table ID: macro_economics/consumer/eu_consumer_sentiment
Key findings:
- Sweden consumer sentiment is still negative, suggesting demand conditions are not yet firmly supportive for larger household 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 directional signal is negative, indicating that consumer momentum has weakened rather than stabilized.
Latest data:
| date | value |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-01 | -7.5 |
| 2025-07-01 | -5.4 |
| 2025-08-01 | -6 |
| 2025-09-01 | -4.2 |
| 2025-10-01 | -3.8 |
| 2025-11-01 | -4.1 |
| 2025-12-01 | -4.7 |
| 2026-01-01 | -2 |
| 2026-02-01 | -2.6 |
| 2026-03-01 | -5.1 |
| 2026-04-01 | -7.6 |
| 2026-05-01 | -5.7 |
Methodology: Consumer Confidence Methodology
Sweden Consumer Confidence tracks the monthly mood of Swedish households and provides an early signal for furniture-market demand risk. It is relevant for furniture, kitchens and home furnishings because these purchases are often tied to mortgage conditions, housing moves, renovation decisions and willingness to commit to larger spending.
For Sweden, the indicator is especially useful alongside housing activity, retail market size and online furniture product-search interest. Together, those pages help show whether Swedish furniture demand is being shaped by household confidence, housing-cycle pressure, realised retail spending or digital purchase research.
Market Context
Sweden's furniture market is closely connected to mortgage conditions, apartment moves, renovation, Nordic design preferences and a high level of digital retail adoption. Consumer confidence adds a household mood signal that can help explain why furniture demand strengthens or stalls before the change appears in annual market-size data.
The indicator should not be read as a sales series. It is best used with Sweden Housing Market Activity, Sweden Furniture Retail Market Size and Sweden Furniture Product Search Trend to compare sentiment with housing momentum, retail demand and online purchase research.
For retailers, suppliers and analysts, the page helps monitor whether Swedish households are becoming more willing to make larger home-related purchases or more likely to delay them during weaker housing and purchasing-power cycles.
