Dutch economy · dataset
Netherlands — consumer confidence
CBS consumer confidence — the balance of positive and negative answers on the economy and own financial situation (StatLine 83693). August 2026: −34, still far below the twenty-year average of −12. The April–May 2026 drop to −44/−46 was among the largest declines on record.
latest · Aug 2026
−34
20-yr average
−12
record low · Sep/Oct 2022
−59
Falling -6.2% 25M8 to 26M8 over the period shown.
CBS · as-published · seasonally adjusted · monthly · snapshot 2026-09-22
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