The economic sentiment indicator dropped in the EU by 1.7 pps to 94.5 and by 1.9 pps in the euro area to 93.7 in December 2024, the European Commission’s Directorate‑General for Economic and Financial Affairs said.
The employment expectations indicator also fell in both: by 1 pp in the EU to 98.4 and by 1.4 pps in euro area to 97.3.
Confidence in retail trade remained broadly stable across the EU.