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Appendix table 1. Consumers' views and intentions ¹⁾

	Average 10/1995-	Max. 10/1995-	Min. 10/1995-	06/2020	05/2021	06/2021	Outlook 2)
A1 Consumer confidence indicator, CCI = (B1+B2+B4+E1)/4	-1.8	6.8	-13.9	-3.9	2.7	4.6	++
B1 Own economy now (balance)	3.1	9.0	-5.3	2.8	3.8	7.6	++
- Better (%)	.	.	.	24.3	26.6	28.4
- Worse (%)	.	.	.	19.1	19.2	15.2
B2 Own economy in 12 months' time (balance)	8.1	13.5	1.2	8.7	11.9	10.8	++
- Better (%)	.	.	.	27.1	30.5	27.3
- Worse (%)	.	.	.	13.0	10.0	10.4
B3 Finland's economy now (balance)	-7.8	25.9	-66.5	-62.9	-33.0	-25.6	-
- Better (%)	.	.	.	2.8	13.4	17.6
- Worse (%)	.	.	.	85.8	62.1	56.4
B4 Finland's economy in 12 months' time (balance)	-2.1	20.3	-32.8	-12.2	3.7	8.2	+
- Better (%)	.	.	.	31.9	39.9	43.7
- Worse (%)	.	.	.	42.6	28.4	25.9
B5 Inflation now (per cent)	3.1	6.9	-2.7	1.9	2.7	2.8
B6 Inflation in 12 months' time (per cent)	2.9	5.3	1.7	2.4	2.8	2.8
B7 Unemployment in Finland in 12 months' time (balance)	-10.8	20.3	-59.5	-22.4	-1.0	3.8	+
- Less (%)	.	.	.	24.2	38.5	41.4
- More (%)	.	.	.	56.7	36.1	29.8
B8 Own threat of unemployment now (balance)	-6.5	4.7	-26.6	-21.7	-7.2	-4.2	+
- Decreased (%)	.	.	.	3.5	7.5	9.3
- Increased (%)	.	.	.	36.8	18.7	16.5
C1 Favourability of time for purchasing durables (balance)	19.5	43.5	-14.3	13.7	21.6	21.3	=
- Good time (%)	.	.	.	33.0	33.5	35.2
- Bad time (%)	.	.	.	19.4	11.9	14.0
C2 Favourability of time for saving (balance)	4.5	29.4	-28.5	2.1	17.0	18.3	++
- Good time (%)	.	.	.	49.6	62.2	64.2
- Bad time (%)	.	.	.	49.0	36.2	34.4
C3 Favourability of time for raising a loan (balance)	7.4	31.7	-60.4	-8.1	12.7	8.9	=
- Good time (%)	.	.	.	43.4	58.6	58.3
- Bad time (%)	.	.	.	54.5	39.1	40.1
D1 Own financial situation now (balance)	21.9	32.9	6.4	29.2	31.7	32.7	++
- Money is saved (%)	.	.	.	64.2	64.4	64.9
- Uses savings or gets into debt (%)	.	.	.	11.1	10.1	9.3
D2 Own saving possibilities in the next 12 months (balance)	40.1	53.6	9.8	46.5	53.4	48.9	+
- Can save (%)	.	.	.	76.5	79.6	77.1
- Cannot save (%)	.	.	.	23.4	20.1	22.5
D5 Intention to raise a loan in the next 12 months (% of consumers)	15.6	24.2	10.5	16.7	19.2	18.7	++
- Yes, absolutely (%)	.	.	.	5.3	5.9	5.4
- Possibly (%)	.	.	.	11.3	13.3	13.3
E1 Spending on durables, next 12 months vs. last 12 months (balance)	-16.2	-6.9	-26.7	-14.9	-8.4	-8.3	++
- More (%)	.	.	.	13.6	16.2	17.6
- Less (%)	.	.	.	33.7	25.5	26.6
E2 Intention to buy a car in the next 12 months (% of consumers)	14.3	19.2	10.1	12.8	15.1	18.3	++
- Very likely (%)	.	.	.	4.7	4.2	5.0
- Quite likely (%)	.	.	.	8.1	10.8	13.3
E4 Intention to buy a dwelling in the next 12 months (% of consumers)	12.7	18.1	9.1	14.6	16.8	15.0	++
- Yes, absolutely (%)	.	.	.	4.3	4.9	5.1
- Possibly (%)	.	.	.	10.2	11.8	10.0
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	22.6	22.3	++
- Very likely (%)	.	.	.	7.0	8.9	8.6
- Quite likely (%)	.	.	.	11.7	13.6	13.7

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, June. Statistics Finland

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Updated 28.6.2021