Italy’s consumer confidence index fell to 90.3 in October 2026, down from 91.2 in September, marking its lowest level since November 2022. The reading was broadly in line with market expectations of 90.9. According to the data agency, the overall decline primarily reflected worsening assessments of the country's economic outlook, which fell to 82.9 from 88.0, rising unemployment expectations, and reduced willingness to purchase durable goods under current conditions. Current sentiment eased to 88.7 from 90.4. In contrast, personal sentiment improved to 93.0 from 92.4, while future sentiment remained stable at 92.3. source: National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT)

Consumer Confidence in Italy decreased to 90.30 points in October from 91.20 points in September of 2026. Consumer Confidence in Italy averaged 93.54 points from 1982 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 108.74 points in November of 1988 and a record low of 73.90 points in June of 2012. This page provides the latest reported value for - Italy Consumer Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Italy Consumer Confidence - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on November of 2026.

Consumer Confidence in Italy decreased to 90.30 points in October from 91.20 points in September of 2026. Consumer Confidence in Italy is expected to be 92.50 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Italy Consumer Confidence is projected to trend around 99.00 points in 2027 and 102.00 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-09-30 08:00 AM
Consumer Confidence
Sep 91.2 94.5 94 94.1
2026-10-29 11:00 AM
Consumer Confidence
Oct 90.3 91.2 90.9 89.1
2026-11-30 09:00 AM
Consumer Confidence
Nov 90.3


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Confidence 90.30 91.20 points Oct 2026
Consumer Spending 280079.90 278986.00 EUR Million Jun 2026
Disposable Personal Income 372775.00 371347.00 EUR Jun 2026
Personal Savings 6.70 7.90 percent Jun 2026
Retail Sales MoM 0.30 -0.40 percent Aug 2026
Retail Sales YoY 0.50 1.00 percent Aug 2026


Italy Consumer Confidence
In Italy, the Confidence Climate Index covers 2,000 Italian consumers. The survey is done by phone and assesses households’ economic conditions, employment and saving prospects and expected purchases of durable goods. The consumer confidence index is adjusted for seasonal effects and fixed to a base year of 2005. The value 100 indicates no evolution in consumer sentiment, a value over 100 shows increasing confidence and a value under 100 indicates low expectations.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
90.30 91.20 108.74 73.90 1982 - 2026 points Monthly
2021=100, SA

News Stream
Italy Consumer Sentiment Drops to Lowest in Nearly 4 Years
Italy’s consumer confidence index fell to 90.3 in October 2026, down from 91.2 in September, marking its lowest level since November 2022. The reading was broadly in line with market expectations of 90.9. According to the data agency, the overall decline primarily reflected worsening assessments of the country's economic outlook, which fell to 82.9 from 88.0, rising unemployment expectations, and reduced willingness to purchase durable goods under current conditions. Current sentiment eased to 88.7 from 90.4. In contrast, personal sentiment improved to 93.0 from 92.4, while future sentiment remained stable at 92.3.
2026-10-29
Italy Consumer Morale Weakest in 5 Months
The consumer confidence index in Italy fell to 91.2 in September 2026 from 94.5 in the previous month, below market expectations of 94.0. This marked the weakest reading since April, reflecting declines across all components, with the economic climate recording a more marked decrease, while the personal, current and future climates also weakened moderately. The data agency noted that the September results were partly affected by changes to the organization of the survey network. Excluding the estimated effects of these changes, consumer confidence still showed a moderate decline overall, as well as in the personal, current and future climates.
2026-09-30
Italy Consumer Confidence Highest in Six Months
The consumer confidence index in Italy rose to 94.5 in August 2026 from 94.2 in the previous month, falling short of market expectations of 95. The reading was the highest since February 2025, with most components recording gains. The economic climate sub-index increased to 92.3 from 90.9 in July, while the future climate advanced to 90.2 from 89.8, reflecting a more favorable outlook for the broader economy. The current climate edged higher to 97.8 from 97.4, while the personal climate remained unchanged at 95.4.
2026-08-28