Hungarian consumer confidence is higher than ever before since 2009

In the 2nd quarter of 2017 the Hungarian consumer confidence index reached 70 points. In Europe this value was 85 points on average – revealed a 63-country study conducted by Nielsen. The Hungarian index rose 6 points, while the European one increased by 5 points. At the moment the global consumer confidence index is at 104 points, having jumped 3 points. In Hungary the three components of the index developed as follows (in comparison with the 4th quarter of 2016): personal finances – 31 percent (up 7 percentage points), job prospects – 27 percent (up 9 percentage points), time is right to buy – 24 percent (up 5 percentage points). //