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Appendix table 1. Consumers' views and intentions ¹⁾

	Average 10/1995-	Max. 10/1995-	Min. 10/1995-	02/2020	01/2021	02/2021	Outlook 2)
A1 Consumer confidence indicator, CCI = (B1+B2+B4+E1)/4	-1.8	6.8	-13.9	-4.5	-0.9	-0.8	+
B1 Own economy now (balance)	3.0	8.6	-5.3	3.5	3.2	-1.7	--
- Better (%)	.	.	.	24.2	24.7	22.1
- Worse (%)	.	.	.	18.6	19.6	25.1
B2 Own economy in 12 months' time (balance)	8.1	13.5	1.2	6.8	10.8	12.7	++
- Better (%)	.	.	.	24.8	30.7	32.8
- Worse (%)	.	.	.	13.5	12.3	10.9
B3 Finland's economy now (balance)	-7.4	25.9	-66.5	-14.5	-50.5	-48.8	--
- Better (%)	.	.	.	11.0	3.9	4.3
- Worse (%)	.	.	.	35.3	79.7	78.5
B4 Finland's economy in 12 months' time (balance)	-2.1	20.3	-32.8	-14.3	-2.5	-2.1	=
- Better (%)	.	.	.	13.6	35.1	35.5
- Worse (%)	.	.	.	37.1	33.3	34.1
B5 Inflation now (per cent)	3.1	6.9	-2.7	2.8	2.2	2.3
B6 Inflation in 12 months' time (per cent)	2.9	5.3	1.7	2.7	2.3	2.4
B7 Unemployment in Finland in 12 months' time (balance)	-10.8	20.3	-59.5	-5.0	-20.7	-20.7	-
- Less (%)	.	.	.	25.7	24.5	24.4
- More (%)	.	.	.	32.5	54.8	56.2
B8 Own threat of unemployment now (balance)	-6.4	4.7	-26.6	-5.7	-16.9	-11.9	-
- Decreased (%)	.	.	.	6.4	5.4	5.2
- Increased (%)	.	.	.	16.4	29.8	24.6
C1 Favourability of time for purchasing durables (balance)	19.5	43.5	-14.3	19.5	16.9	20.4	=
- Good time (%)	.	.	.	30.0	32.7	33.8
- Bad time (%)	.	.	.	10.5	15.8	13.4
C2 Favourability of time for saving (balance)	4.4	29.4	-28.5	19.9	12.8	11.0	+
- Good time (%)	.	.	.	65.5	59.3	55.9
- Bad time (%)	.	.	.	33.1	40.2	42.2
C3 Favourability of time for raising a loan (balance)	7.4	31.7	-60.4	23.4	4.6	6.5	=
- Good time (%)	.	.	.	68.3	53.3	53.4
- Bad time (%)	.	.	.	29.9	45.3	44.4
D1 Own financial situation now (balance)	21.8	31.0	6.4	28.4	30.1	28.6	++
- Money is saved (%)	.	.	.	60.4	63.0	62.3
- Uses savings or gets into debt (%)	.	.	.	9.5	10.5	12.2
D2 Own saving possibilities in the next 12 months (balance)	39.9	53.6	9.8	48.3	50.1	48.3	+
- Can save (%)	.	.	.	76.5	77.8	75.9
- Cannot save (%)	.	.	.	23.3	22.0	23.6
D5 Intention to raise a loan in the next 12 months (% of consumers)	15.5	22.1	10.5	19.9	18.5	20.9	++
- Yes, absolutely (%)	.	.	.	5.3	5.1	5.2
- Possibly (%)	.	.	.	14.6	13.3	15.7
E1 Spending on durables, next 12 months vs. last 12 months (balance)	-16.2	-9.7	-26.7	-14.0	-14.9	-11.8	++
- More (%)	.	.	.	14.8	14.4	16.0
- Less (%)	.	.	.	32.5	33.3	30.0
E2 Intention to buy a car in the next 12 months (% of consumers)	14.3	19.2	10.1	13.9	15.1	15.5	+
- Very likely (%)	.	.	.	4.9	4.4	4.6
- Quite likely (%)	.	.	.	9.0	10.7	10.9
E4 Intention to buy a dwelling in the next 12 months (% of consumers)	12.7	18.1	9.1	14.4	16.6	18.1	++
- Yes, absolutely (%)	.	.	.	4.6	4.5	5.3
- Possibly (%)	.	.	.	9.8	12.0	12.8
E5 Intention to spend money on basic repairs of dwelling in the next 12 months (% of consumers)	17.5	26.0	8.1	18.7	23.5	18.7	+
- Very likely (%)	.	.	.	6.3	8.5	6.8
- Quite likely (%)	.	.	.	12.5	15.1	11.9

1) Long-term average, maximum and minimum figures cannot be presented for response distributions.
2) Outlook: ++ very good, + good, = neutral, - poor, -- very poor; deviation of balance from average has been compared to standard deviation.

Source: Consumer Confidence 2021, February. Statistics Finland

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Updated 25.2.2021