Appendix table 1. Consumers' views and intentions
| Average 10/1995- | Max. 10/1995- | Min. 10/1995- | 03/2011 | 02/2012 | 03/2012 | Outlook | |
| A1 Consumer confidence indicator, CCI = (B2+B4+B7+D2)/4 | 12,9 | 22,9 | -6,5 | 17,7 | 8,3 | 8,0 | - |
| A2 Old CCI = (B1+B2+B3+B4+C1)/5 | 8,1 | 19,4 | -15,0 | 9,0 | -0,1 | -0,9 | -- |
| A3 Micro indicator = (B2+D1+D2)/3 | 24,8 | 33,4 | 9,5 | 31,4 | 29,1 | 28,2 | + |
| A4 Macro indicator = (B4+B7)/2 | 2,5 | 22,8 | -39,1 | 4,9 | -9,9 | -10,4 | -- |
| B1 Own economy now (balance) | 4,7 | 9,8 | -4,0 | 3,7 | 2,5 | 1,7 | -- |
| - Better (%) | 24,2 | 30,6 | 16,7 | 22,6 | 21,7 | 19,5 | |
| - Worse (%) | 15,8 | 22,7 | 11,4 | 16,6 | 17,0 | 16,9 | |
| B2 Own economy in 12 months' time (balance) | 8,9 | 14,1 | 2,3 | 9,0 | 5,8 | 5,3 | -- |
| - Better (%) | 26,1 | 33,4 | 18,2 | 25,8 | 24,0 | 23,1 | |
| - Worse (%) | 10,6 | 17,2 | 6,6 | 11,4 | 14,7 | 14,4 | |
| B3 Finland's economy now (balance) | 2,0 | 29,5 | -60,9 | 11,2 | -18,3 | -16,1 | - |
| - Better (%) | 29,6 | 62,1 | 2,0 | 45,2 | 12,8 | 15,2 | |
| - Worse (%) | 23,4 | 88,5 | 4,2 | 21,6 | 45,5 | 42,5 | |
| B4 Finland's economy in 12 months' time (balance) | 4,5 | 25,3 | -27,1 | 9,0 | -2,2 | -4,4 | - |
| - Better (%) | 31,3 | 57,3 | 11,6 | 37,5 | 29,0 | 26,5 | |
| - Worse (%) | 21,4 | 57,3 | 6,0 | 18,3 | 30,3 | 32,2 | |
| B5 Inflation now (per cent) | 2,3 | 5,8 | -2,0 | 3,5 | 3,4 | 3,6 | |
| B6 Inflation in 12 months' time (per cent) | 2,2 | 4,6 | 0,6 | 3,3 | 2,9 | 3,1 | |
| B7 Unemployment in Finland in 12 months' time (balance) | 0,5 | 27,6 | -51,1 | 0,8 | -17,6 | -16,5 | - |
| - Less (%) | 33,6 | 60,8 | 6,4 | 32,4 | 17,6 | 18,5 | |
| - More (%) | 30,3 | 83,3 | 6,9 | 29,3 | 49,2 | 47,8 | |
| B8 Own threat of unemployment now (balance) | 0,9 | 7,6 | -18,8 | 5,7 | 0,2 | -2,8 | - |
| - Decreased (%) | 13,8 | 20,0 | 5,3 | 16,3 | 11,8 | 12,7 | |
| - Increased (%) | 15,0 | 31,9 | 7,9 | 10,7 | 14,6 | 18,7 | |
| C1 Favourability of time for purchasing durables (balance) | 20,5 | 41,8 | -14,2 | 11,9 | 11,8 | 9,0 | -- |
| - Favourable time (%) | 45,4 | 62,4 | 29,6 | 40,6 | 42,3 | 39,9 | |
| - Unfavourable time (%) | 24,9 | 45,7 | 17,7 | 28,7 | 30,5 | 30,8 | |
| C2 Favourability of time for saving (balance) | 11,6 | 36,8 | -19,6 | 18,8 | 17,0 | 14,3 | +/- |
| - Good time (%) | 58,9 | 80,7 | 33,4 | 64,4 | 62,5 | 60,8 | |
| - Bad time (%) | 35,2 | 58,5 | 15,5 | 30,6 | 33,5 | 34,5 | |
| C3 Favourability of time for raising a loan (balance) | 17,5 | 42,0 | -47,1 | 12,4 | 7,2 | 11,4 | - |
| - Good time (%) | 62,2 | 78,2 | 13,3 | 59,7 | 54,4 | 56,4 | |
| - Bad time (%) | 30,3 | 83,4 | 12,1 | 35,0 | 39,4 | 36,3 | |
| D1 Household's financial situation now (balance) | 27,6 | 35,1 | 14,7 | 33,0 | 34,3 | 31,7 | + |
| - Can save (%) | 58,3 | 70,0 | 38,6 | 66,4 | 69,2 | 65,5 | |
| - Uses savings or gets into debt (%) | 6,7 | 10,1 | 4,5 | 6,0 | 5,2 | 6,2 | |
| D2 Household's saving possibilities in the next 12 months (balance) | 37,9 | 52,2 | 10,9 | 52,0 | 47,1 | 47,7 | + |
| - Can save (%) | 73,0 | 82,3 | 56,6 | 81,2 | 79,8 | 79,4 | |
| - Cannot save (%) | 25,0 | 40,3 | 16,5 | 17,6 | 19,0 | 19,2 | |
| D5 Household's intentions to raise a loan in the next 12 months (% of households) | 13,5 | 17,8 | 9,1 | 13,5 | 12,1 | 13,8 | +/- |
| - Yes, certainly (%) | 5,6 | 8,5 | 3,1 | 6,3 | 5,1 | 5,6 | |
| - Possibly (%) | 7,8 | 11,4 | 5,2 | 7,2 | 7,0 | 8,1 | |
| E1 Spending on durables, next 12 months vs last 12 months (balance) | -7,9 | -2,4 | -18,2 | -7,0 | -9,6 | -11,2 | -- |
| - More (%) | 22,7 | 30,8 | 14,3 | 19,5 | 20,0 | 17,5 | |
| - Less (%) | 32,4 | 40,4 | 26,5 | 29,1 | 32,3 | 32,2 | |
| E2 Intentions to buy a car in the next 12 months (% of households) | 17,5 | 21,7 | 14,2 | 17,3 | 17,1 | 14,2 | -- |
| - Very likely (%) | 9,0 | 12,1 | 6,3 | 8,7 | 8,2 | 6,9 | |
| - Fairly likely (%) | 8,4 | 10,4 | 6,2 | 8,7 | 8,9 | 7,2 | |
| E4 Intentions to buy a dwelling in the next 12 months (% of households) | 7,1 | 11,3 | 4,1 | 7,8 | 9,1 | 7,5 | + |
| - Yes, certainly (%) | 3,1 | 5,2 | 1,3 | 4,1 | 3,5 | 3,5 | |
| - Possibly (%) | 4,0 | 6,2 | 2,2 | 3,7 | 5,6 | 4,0 | |
| E5 Intentions to spend money on basic repairs of dwelling in the next 12 months (% of households) | 18,6 | 27,0 | 9,8 | 21,5 | 22,2 | 22,9 | ++ |
| - Very likely (%) | 12,2 | 19,0 | 5,0 | 15,8 | 14,6 | 15,0 | |
| - Fairly likely (%) | 6,4 | 9,1 | 3,2 | 5,7 | 7,5 | 7,9 |
Source: Consumer Survey 2012, March. Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Pertti Kangassalo 09 1734 3598, Tara Junes 09 1734 3503, kuluttaja.barometri@stat.fi
Director in charge: Riitta Harala
Updated 27.3.2012
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