Italy: GfK consumer climate indicators 2014-2015

This statistic illustrates the general consumer climate of a representative sample of the Italian population from October 2014 to December 2015. The economic expectation over the previous 12 months has been bleak to say the least. In October 2014 it stood at -32.6 indicator points, but it has recently recovered. As of October 2015 the economic expectation stands at -1.8 indicator points, which is 14.3 indicator points above the average of 2015 so far. The Income expectation has been recovering for the past 2 months and lies at 5.5 indicator points as of October 2015. The last 3 months of 2014 all stood at approximately -20.0 indicator points, whereas in 2015 it has not dropped below -11.9. Italy seems to be gaining confidence in their imcome expectations.The Willingness-to-buy indicator has been somewhat volatile since January 2015, but has all in all seen a positive development throughout the year. The average for 2015 so far has been 1.9 indicator points, starting with -7.6 indicator points in January and finishing with 13.8 indicator points in October 2015. These findings are extracts from the “GfK Consumer Climate MAXX survey”, which is based on around 2,000 consumer interviews conducted each month (on a representative sample of the Italian population) on behalf of the European Commission. The report contains charts, forecasts and a detailed commentary regarding the indicators. In addition, the report includes information on proposed consumer spending in 20 different areas of the consumer goods and services markets. The GfK Consumer Climate survey has been conducted since 1980.

本统计数据描绘了2014年10月至2015年12月期间意大利代表性样本的一般消费者心态。回顾过去12个月的经济预期，其状况至少可以用阴郁来形容。2014年10月，该指标值达到-32.6指标点，但近期已有所回升。截至2015年10月，经济预期指标值为-1.8指标点，较2015年至今的平均值高出14.3指标点。收入预期在过去两个月内持续复苏，截至2015年10月达到5.5指标点。2014年最后三个月的指标值均约为-20.0指标点，而2015年则未低于-11.9指标点。意大利似乎对其收入预期充满信心。自2015年1月以来，购买意愿指标有所波动，但总体上全年呈现积极发展趋势。2015年至今的平均值为1.9指标点，从1月的-7.6指标点开始，至10月的13.8指标点结束。这些发现源自“GfK消费者心态MAXX调查”，该调查每月由欧洲委员会委托进行，针对意大利代表性样本的约2000名消费者进行访谈。报告包含图表、预测以及关于指标的详细评论。此外，报告还包含了关于消费者在20个不同消费品和服务市场领域的预期消费支出的信息。GfK消费者心态调查自1980年起便已开展。