Appendix table 1. Consumers' views and intentions
| Average 10/1995- | Max. 10/1995- | Min. 10/1995- | 06/2010 | 05/2011 | 06/2011 | Outlook | |
| A1 Consumer confidence indicator, CCI = (B2+B4+B7+D2)/4 | 13,3 | 22,9 | -6,5 | 18,7 | 15,4 | 11,4 | - |
| A2 Old CCI = (B1+B2+B3+B4+C1)/5 | 8,7 | 19,4 | -15,0 | 12,3 | 6,6 | 2,9 | - |
| A3 Micro indicator = (B2+D1+D2)/3 | 24,7 | 33,4 | 9,5 | 31,9 | 28,7 | 27,5 | + |
| A4 Macro indicator = (B4+B7)/2 | 3,4 | 22,8 | -39,1 | 7,1 | 2,6 | -2,1 | - |
| B1 Own economy now (balance) | 4,8 | 9,8 | -4,0 | 3,9 | 3,2 | 0,9 | -- |
| - Better (%) | 24,3 | 30,6 | 16,7 | 22,3 | 23,3 | 21,4 | |
| - Worse (%) | 15,7 | 22,7 | 11,4 | 15,8 | 17,9 | 19,9 | |
| B2 Own economy in 12 months' time (balance) | 9,1 | 14,1 | 2,3 | 10,0 | 10,0 | 5,2 | -- |
| - Better (%) | 26,3 | 33,4 | 18,2 | 26,8 | 28,6 | 24,9 | |
| - Worse (%) | 10,4 | 17,2 | 6,6 | 9,0 | 13,0 | 16,5 | |
| B3 Finland's economy now (balance) | 3,1 | 29,5 | -60,9 | 2,9 | 7,5 | 1,3 | +/- |
| - Better (%) | 30,4 | 62,1 | 2,0 | 37,3 | 38,2 | 33,1 | |
| - Worse (%) | 22,2 | 88,5 | 4,2 | 28,4 | 22,3 | 28,1 | |
| B4 Finland's economy in 12 months' time (balance) | 5,3 | 25,3 | -27,1 | 15,1 | 3,7 | -2,9 | - |
| - Better (%) | 31,9 | 57,3 | 11,6 | 47,0 | 32,1 | 25,7 | |
| - Worse (%) | 20,4 | 57,3 | 6,0 | 16,5 | 23,5 | 29,6 | |
| B5 Inflation now (per cent) | 2,2 | 5,8 | -2,0 | 1,9 | 3,8 | 3,7 | |
| B6 Inflation in 12 months' time (per cent) | 2,1 | 4,6 | 0,6 | 2,2 | 3,4 | 3,4 | |
| B7 Unemployment in Finland in 12 months' time (balance) | 1,5 | 27,6 | -51,1 | -1,0 | 1,6 | -1,3 | +/- |
| - Less (%) | 34,4 | 60,8 | 6,4 | 30,4 | 34,2 | 28,7 | |
| - More (%) | 29,3 | 83,3 | 6,9 | 30,2 | 30,0 | 29,6 | |
| B8 Own threat of unemployment now (balance) | 1,0 | 7,6 | -18,8 | -1,7 | 6,2 | 7,1 | + |
| - Decreased (%) | 14,0 | 20,0 | 5,3 | 12,4 | 16,9 | 19,1 | |
| - Increased (%) | 14,9 | 31,9 | 7,9 | 17,6 | 11,7 | 12,6 | |
| C1 Favourability of time for buying durable goods (balance) | 21,1 | 41,8 | -14,2 | 29,7 | 8,8 | 10,2 | -- |
| - Favourable time (%) | 45,7 | 62,4 | 29,6 | 51,5 | 38,2 | 40,0 | |
| - Unfavourable time (%) | 24,6 | 45,7 | 17,7 | 21,8 | 29,4 | 29,8 | |
| C2 Favourability of time for saving (balance) | 11,3 | 36,8 | -19,6 | 18,4 | 18,0 | 14,2 | +/- |
| - Good time (%) | 58,7 | 80,7 | 33,4 | 63,9 | 63,3 | 60,7 | |
| - Bad time (%) | 35,4 | 58,5 | 15,5 | 31,8 | 31,2 | 35,0 | |
| C3 Favourability of time for raising a loan (balance) | 18,3 | 42,0 | -47,1 | 26,2 | 6,7 | 3,4 | - |
| - Good time (%) | 62,9 | 78,2 | 13,3 | 69,2 | 54,2 | 52,8 | |
| - Bad time (%) | 29,6 | 83,4 | 12,1 | 25,6 | 39,4 | 42,3 | |
| D1 Household's financial situation now (balance) | 27,4 | 35,1 | 14,7 | 35,1 | 29,6 | 32,4 | + |
| - Can save (%) | 57,9 | 70,0 | 38,6 | 68,3 | 63,6 | 67,4 | |
| - Uses savings or gets into debt (%) | 6,7 | 10,1 | 4,5 | 5,6 | 7,8 | 6,9 | |
| D2 Household's saving possibilities in the next 12 months (balance) | 37,5 | 52,2 | 10,9 | 50,5 | 46,5 | 44,8 | + |
| - Can save (%) | 72,7 | 82,3 | 56,6 | 81,2 | 78,4 | 77,8 | |
| - Cannot save (%) | 25,2 | 40,3 | 16,5 | 17,9 | 20,6 | 21,4 | |
| D5 Household's intentions to raise a loan in the next 12 months (% of households) | 13,5 | 17,8 | 9,1 | 14,4 | 13,4 | 14,0 | + |
| - Yes, certainly (%) | 5,6 | 8,5 | 3,1 | 6,6 | 6,1 | 6,4 | |
| - Possibly (%) | 7,9 | 11,4 | 5,3 | 7,8 | 7,3 | 7,5 | |
| E1 Spending on durable goods, next 12 months vs last 12 months (balance) | -7,8 | -2,4 | -18,2 | -8,5 | -8,2 | -9,9 | - |
| - More (%) | 22,9 | 30,8 | 14,3 | 20,0 | 19,4 | 18,9 | |
| - Less (%) | 32,4 | 40,4 | 26,5 | 31,1 | 30,5 | 32,0 | |
| E2 Intentions to buy a car in the next 12 months (% of households) | 17,5 | 21,7 | 14,2 | 15,8 | 18,2 | 15,3 | -- |
| - Very likely (%) | 9,1 | 12,1 | 6,3 | 7,2 | 8,9 | 8,4 | |
| - Fairly likely (%) | 8,5 | 10,4 | 6,2 | 8,6 | 9,2 | 7,0 | |
| E4 Intentions to buy a dwelling in the next 12 months (% of households) | 7,0 | 11,3 | 4,1 | 8,1 | 9,7 | 6,3 | - |
| - Yes, certainly (%) | 3,1 | 5,2 | 1,3 | 3,4 | 4,2 | 3,0 | |
| - Possibly (%) | 4,0 | 6,2 | 2,2 | 4,7 | 5,5 | 3,4 | |
| E5 Intentions to spend money on basic repairs of dwelling in the next 12 months (% of households) | 18,4 | 27,0 | 9,8 | 22,5 | 24,7 | 21,1 | + |
| - Very likely (%) | 12,0 | 19,0 | 5,0 | 16,1 | 19,0 | 16,1 | |
| - Fairly likely (%) | 6,4 | 9,1 | 3,2 | 6,3 | 5,7 | 5,0 |
Source: Consumer Survey 2011, June. Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Pertti Kangassalo (09) 1734 3598, kuluttaja.barometri@stat.fi
Director in charge: Ari Tyrkkö
Updated 27.6.2011
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Appendix table 1. Consumers' views and intentions
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