NUREMBERG, Germany /PRNewswire/ --
Results of GfK Consumer Climate Europe for the second
quarter of 2015
The
lengthy negotiations between Greece and its creditors have clearly influenced the
mood of consumers in most European countries in the second quarter
of this year. Particularly in Eastern European countries, however,
the crisis between Russia and the Ukraine is also playing a major role. Nevertheless,
the GfK Consumer Climate EU28 has increased by 1 point overall
since March, to 10.8 points. These are results for the GfK Consumer
Climate forEurope from 15 European countries.
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The
Greek crisis largely set the mood for European consumers in the
second quarter of this year, and the economic expectations in
several individual countries has stagnated or decreased as a
result. At the time of the poll, which was carried out in the first
two weeks of June, the negotiations between Greece and its creditors had increasingly come to a
head. The recent
climax (the projected failure of the negotiations, potential
closure of Greek banks, the referendum and then the last minute
agreed deal) is therefore not reflected in this
survey. It is assumed that the mood of the people
in Europe, primarily within the Monetary Union, may
deteriorate even more significantly over the summer, depending on
the Greek outcome. This applies, in particular, to countries
like Germany, Italy, France, andSpain, which either bear a high share
of Greece's debts or are also struggling with a
difficult economic situation.
The
developments of the income expectations as well as the propensity
to buy vary among the different countries. Country-specific
influences in the second quarter were stronger here than the
possible effects of Greece's exit from the European Monetary Union.
Nevertheless, the GfK Consumer Climate EU28 has increased by 1
point overall since March to 10.8 for the second quarter.
More information
For
more information and full results for all countries, please
visit http://www.gfk.com or
contact [email protected].
About the study
The
results of the GfK Consumer Climate Europe are taken from the
consumer poll that is conducted on behalf of the EU Commission in
all countries of the European Union. Approximately 40,000 persons
are surveyed in the 28 countries every month. These respondents are
representative of the adult population of the EU.
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Stefan Gerhardt, Global PR
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