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Appendix table 1. Consumers' views and intentions ¹⁾

	Average 10/1995-	Max. 10/1995-	Min. 10/1995-	05/2020	04/2021	05/2021	Outlook 2)
A1 Consumer confidence indicator, CCI = (B1+B2+B4+E1)/4	-1.8	6.8	-13.9	-9.0	3.8	2.7	++
B1 Own economy now (balance)	3.1	9.0	-5.3	1.5	9.0	3.8	=
- Better (%)	.	.	.	24.4	28.6	26.6
- Worse (%)	.	.	.	20.6	15.2	19.2
B2 Own economy in 12 months' time (balance)	8.1	13.5	1.2	7.1	12.1	11.9	++
- Better (%)	.	.	.	26.9	28.7	30.5
- Worse (%)	.	.	.	16.9	9.7	10.0
B3 Finland's economy now (balance)	-7.7	25.9	-66.5	-64.8	-42.5	-33.0	--
- Better (%)	.	.	.	3.2	7.2	13.4
- Worse (%)	.	.	.	86.8	70.8	62.1
B4 Finland's economy in 12 months' time (balance)	-2.1	20.3	-32.8	-28.1	0.8	3.7	+
- Better (%)	.	.	.	25.6	38.2	39.9
- Worse (%)	.	.	.	56.7	31.9	28.4
B5 Inflation now (per cent)	3.1	6.9	-2.7	1.8	2.3	2.7
B6 Inflation in 12 months' time (per cent)	2.9	5.3	1.7	2.4	2.5	2.8
B7 Unemployment in Finland in 12 months' time (balance)	-10.9	20.3	-59.5	-40.6	-11.7	-1.0	+
- Less (%)	.	.	.	16.5	30.5	38.5
- More (%)	.	.	.	72.3	45.9	36.1
B8 Own threat of unemployment now (balance)	-6.5	4.7	-26.6	-24.5	-8.4	-7.2	=
- Decreased (%)	.	.	.	3.8	8.6	7.5
- Increased (%)	.	.	.	40.5	21.5	18.7
C1 Favourability of time for purchasing durables (balance)	19.5	43.5	-14.3	6.5	18.1	21.6	=
- Good time (%)	.	.	.	29.6	32.9	33.5
- Bad time (%)	.	.	.	23.1	14.8	11.9
C2 Favourability of time for saving (balance)	4.5	29.4	-28.5	-6.2	17.0	17.0	++
- Good time (%)	.	.	.	43.2	62.5	62.2
- Bad time (%)	.	.	.	55.4	36.1	36.2
C3 Favourability of time for raising a loan (balance)	7.4	31.7	-60.4	-16.6	10.9	12.7	+
- Good time (%)	.	.	.	36.8	57.5	58.6
- Bad time (%)	.	.	.	61.7	41.2	39.1
D1 Own financial situation now (balance)	21.9	32.9	6.4	27.5	32.9	31.7	++
- Money is saved (%)	.	.	.	61.7	65.3	64.4
- Uses savings or gets into debt (%)	.	.	.	11.6	9.9	10.1
D2 Own saving possibilities in the next 12 months (balance)	40.1	53.6	9.8	45.6	51.9	53.4	++
- Can save (%)	.	.	.	75.7	78.9	79.6
- Cannot save (%)	.	.	.	24.1	20.6	20.1
D5 Intention to raise a loan in the next 12 months (% of consumers)	15.6	24.2	10.5	17.1	24.2	19.2	++
- Yes, absolutely (%)	.	.	.	4.1	6.5	5.9
- Possibly (%)	.	.	.	13.1	17.7	13.3
E1 Spending on durables, next 12 months vs. last 12 months (balance)	-16.2	-6.9	-26.7	-16.6	-6.9	-8.4	++
- More (%)	.	.	.	14.1	19.5	16.2
- Less (%)	.	.	.	35.2	27.8	25.5
E2 Intention to buy a car in the next 12 months (% of consumers)	14.3	19.2	10.1	12.9	16.1	15.1	+
- Very likely (%)	.	.	.	3.9	5.2	4.2
- Quite likely (%)	.	.	.	9.1	10.8	10.8
E4 Intention to buy a dwelling in the next 12 months (% of consumers)	12.7	18.1	9.1	14.9	16.8	16.8	++
- Yes, absolutely (%)	.	.	.	3.8	5.7	4.9
- Possibly (%)	.	.	.	11.1	11.2	11.8
E5 Intention to spend money on basic repairs of dwelling in the next 12 months (% of consumers)	17.5	26.0	8.1	20.1	23.0	22.6	++
- Very likely (%)	.	.	.	6.4	9.7	8.9
- Quite likely (%)	.	.	.	13.6	13.2	13.6

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, May. Statistics Finland

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Updated 27.5.2021