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The ICC stands at 81.4 points in February, 2.9 points higher than a year ago.
Madrid, 13 March 2025
Nota Informativa
- The current situation index reaches 77.1 points, 6.4 points more than in February last year.
- The assessment of future expectations is at 85.8 points
Consumer confidence stands at 81.4 points, which is 2.9 points higher than the figure for February last year. This increase in the index is due to the evolution of its two components: on the one hand, the assessment of the current situation rises 6.4 points compared to February 2024, and on the other, the assessment of expectations, which stands at 85.8 points.
In percentage terms, the year-on-year growth of the ICC has been 3.8% since February of last year, as a result of a 9.1% increase in the assessment of the current situation and a 0.6% decrease in the assessment of expectations over the past twelve months.
The current situation assessment index reached 77.1 points this month, an increase of 6.4 points compared to the figure obtained in February 2024. This represents a 9.1% increase in the index.
This result is due to the positive year-over-year trend across its three components: the assessment of the economic situation has increased by 9.3 points, the assessment of the household situation has increased by 6.1 points over the last year, and the labor market options are rated 3.9 points higher than in February of last year. In relative terms, the assessment of the economic situation has grown by 16.5%, the increase in the assessment of the household situation over the last year is 7.5%, and the assessment of the current employment situation is 5.3% higher than the assessment for February 2024.
The Expectations Index reached 85.8 points this February, 0.5 points lower than a year ago.
In terms of its components, compared to February of last year, expectations about the country's economic situation fell by 1.8 points and expectations regarding the future of employment fell slightly by 0.2 points over the last twelve months, while households' assessment of the future situation grew by 0.5 points. In relative terms, expectations regarding the general economic situation decreased by 2.4%, households' assessment of the future increased by 0.5%, and their assessment of the future of the labor market decreased by 0.2% compared to February 2024.
The CIS ICC data are based on a representative sample of the Spanish population of 3,020 interviews conducted between February 14 and 21, 2025.
