Consumer Confidence Index. 07/2026
The Consumer Confidence Index for Catalonia reached a value of 86.2 in July 2026, which represents an increase of 2.0 percentage points compared to one month ago and of 6.2 points compared to July 2025.
This Index is based on consumers’ assessments of the current situation compared with six months earlier and on their expectations for the next six months, considering the following three components: the household economy, the labour market and the general economy.
Regarding the household economy confidence index, it reached a value of 99.9, a figure that represents an increase of 2.3 points compared to June and of 10.5 points compared to one year earlier (July 2025). Regarding expectations in the household economy, it is the only index valued above 100, with a value of 103.2 (1.4 points lower than in June 2026 and 7.8 points higher in year-over-year terms).
The labour market confidence index reached 83.4, representing an increase of 2.4 points both compared with June 2026 and in year-over-year terms.
As for the general economy confidence index, it stood at 75.3, the lowest rating among the three components, a position it has held continuously since October 2024. This value is 1.3 points higher than in June 2026 and 5.5 points higher than in the same month of the previous year (July 2025).
In July 2026, the ssessment of the situation compared to six months earlier registered an index value of 85.9, which is 5.6 points higher than the figure recorded in the previous month (June 2026). This result is explained by the positive performance of the three components compared with the previous month: confidence in the household economy increased by 6.0 points, confidence in the labour market by 5.8 points, and confidence in the general economy by 4.9 points.
In year-over-year terms, the assessment of the current situation recorded an increase of 5.9 points. This result reflects the positive evolution, albeit of varying intensity, of two of the three components. In this regard, confidence in the labour market situation dropped by 1.3 points, in contrast to the increases in the general economy situation by 5.8 points and, even more, in the household economy situation by 13.3 points.
In relation to the next six months, the consumer confidence expectations index in July 2026 recorded a value of 86.4, a decrease of 1.7 points compared to June 2026. This decrease reflects the negative evolution of expectations for all three components. In this regard, expectations for the general economy decreased by 2.5 points, for the household economy by 1.4 points and for the labour market by 1.1 points, compared to the previous month.
In year-over-year terms, that is, compared to July 2025, the expectations index increased by 6.3 points. This behaviour is explained by the positive evolution of the three components: expectations regarding the household economy increased by 7.8 points in year-over-year terms, those for the labour market by 6.1 points, and expectations regarding the general economy also rose, albeit with lower intensity (5.1 points).
The Consumer Confidence Index is part of experimental statistics. The results published are provisional, may be subject to revision and improvement, and are not considered official statistics.