The consumer confidence index in Italy rose to 97.4 in February 2026 from 96.8 in the previous month, slightly exceeding market expectations of 97.2. It marked the highest reading since October 2025, as all components of the index improved except for assessments (judgments and expectations) of the personal economic situation and the opportunity to save in the current climate, alongside slightly worsened unemployment expectations. The personal climate edged up to 96.8 from 96.6 in January, the consumer economic climate jumped to 99.1 from 97.4, the current climate rose to 100.7 from 100.1, and the future climate increased to 93.1 from 92.3. source: National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT)

Consumer Confidence in Italy increased to 97.40 points in February from 96.80 points in January of 2026. Consumer Confidence in Italy averaged 93.55 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 March of 2026.

Consumer Confidence in Italy increased to 97.40 points in February from 96.80 points in January of 2026. Consumer Confidence in Italy is expected to be 96.00 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 101.00 points in 2027 and 102.00 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-28 09:00 AM
Consumer Confidence
Jan 96.8 96.6 97 97
2026-02-26 09:00 AM
Consumer Confidence
Feb 97.4 96.8 97.2 96.4
2026-03-26 09:00 AM
Consumer Confidence
Mar 97.4 96


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Confidence 97.40 96.80 points Feb 2026
Consumer Spending 274417.90 274151.40 EUR Million Sep 2025
Disposable Personal Income 373998.00 366834.00 EUR Sep 2025
Personal Savings 11.40 9.90 percent Sep 2025
Retail Sales MoM 0.60 -0.70 percent Jan 2026
Retail Sales YoY 2.30 1.10 percent Jan 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
97.40 96.80 108.74 73.90 1982 - 2026 points Monthly
2021=100, SA

News Stream
Italy Consumer Morale Hits 4-Month High
The consumer confidence index in Italy rose to 97.4 in February 2026 from 96.8 in the previous month, slightly exceeding market expectations of 97.2. It marked the highest reading since October 2025, as all components of the index improved except for assessments (judgments and expectations) of the personal economic situation and the opportunity to save in the current climate, alongside slightly worsened unemployment expectations. The personal climate edged up to 96.8 from 96.6 in January, the consumer economic climate jumped to 99.1 from 97.4, the current climate rose to 100.7 from 100.1, and the future climate increased to 93.1 from 92.3.
2026-02-26
Italy Consumer Confidence Rises Slightly
The consumer confidence index in Italy edged up to 96.8 in January 2026 from 96.6 in the previous month, but missing market expectations of 97. This was the highest reading since October 2025, supported by improved expectations for the general economic situation, including unemployment, as well as better assessments of personal financial conditions and more favorable views on the opportunity to save. Increases were seen in all main components: the economic climate (97.4 vs 97 in December), the personal climate (96.6 vs 96.4), the current climate (100.1 vs 100.2), and the future climate (92.3 vs 91.6).
2026-01-28
Italian Consumer Morale Above Expectations
The Italian consumer confidence index rose to 96.6 in December 2025, picking up from a seven-month low of 95 in the previous month and coming in slightly above market expectations of 96. The improvement was driven mainly by a rise in the personal climate index to 96.4 from 94.5 in November, alongside stronger views on the current climate, with the index climbing to 100.2 from 98.6. Moreover, the future climate index rose to 91.6 from 90.2, while the economic climate index increased slightly to 97 from 96.5. On the other hand, households’ assessments of saving opportunities and unemployment expectations continued to deteriorate. The improvement in consumer confidence came amid ongoing economic fragility in Italy, as ISTAT now expects the economy to grow by only 0.5% in 2025, slightly down from its June forecast of 0.6%. Moreover, the government has also scaled back its outlook, now targeting 0.5% growth in 2025, from its 2024 estimate of 0.7%.
2025-12-19