Consumer confidence: Concerns and spending intentions around the world

This article summarises consumer confidence around the world for the first quarter of 2015, broken down by region and key markets.
  • Global consumer confidence increased by one index point, with regional scores improving or remaining stable in every region except Latin America.
  • Asia Pacific showed confidence scores of nine out of 14 countries at or above a baseline of 100 while many European key markets posted their highest confidence scores in several years.
  • While North American recessionary sentiment continued to recede, their spending intentions remained restrained while Latin America's scores declined to their lowest level since 2011.
  • Over a six-year period, concerns about the economy and job security showed an inverse relationship with concerns about health and work/life...

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