Link Securities | The European Commission (EC) has published that, according to the preliminary reading of the data, the Eurozone consumer confidence index fell in March to -14.5 points from -13.6 points in its final reading in February. The consensus of FactSet analysts expected a significantly higher reading of -12.9 points. It should be noted that this indicator has averaged a reading of -10.57 points in the period from 1985 to 2025.
The preliminary reading for March, which is the lowest this indicator has reached since last December, shows the deterioration of consumer confidence in the region, a deterioration largely linked to the trade tension generated by the new US administration and its potential impact on growth and inflation in the countries of the Eurozone.
