Macro Monday 41 ~ Japan Consumer Confidence Index Macro Monday 41
Japan Consumer Confidence Index
(Released Tuesday 9th April 2024)
Japan is the third largest economy in the world after the United States and China, contributing about 8% of global GDP, despite having only 1.8% of the world’s population. For such an impactful populace, lets
Key data points
Last release
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Observation period
Mar 2025
Next release
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Forecast
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Highest
50.80 POINT on Dec 31, 1988
Lowest
21.60 POINT on Apr 30, 2020
About Japan Consumer Confidence Index
In Japan, the Monthly Consumer Confidence survey data is collected by direct visit and covers about 4,700 households consisting of more than two persons. The questionnaire covers four subjects: consumer perceptions of overall livelihood, income growth, employment and willingness to buy durable goods. For each subject an index based on the respondents’ evaluation of what they consider the prospects to be over the next six months is created. The Consumer Confidence Index is the simple average of the four consumer perception indexes. A score above 50 indicates optimism, below 50 shows lack of confidence and 50 indicates neutrality.