Latest Updates

• OECD Consumer Barometer: June 2025 2025-07-02 05:00
  

  The OECD Consumer Barometer increased 0.34% MoM in June, the largest monthly increase since December 2023.

  • The large OECD increase was driven by sentiment in the US up 0.68% MoM, the largest since January 2024.
  • The G7 index increased 0.40% MoM, also driven by the strong US increase.
  • Sentiment gains in OECD Europe were smaller, up just 0.03% MoM in June.
• OECD Consumer Barometer: May 2025 2025-06-04 05:00
  

  The OECD Consumer Barometer improved to 0.16 in May from -0.28 in April, its highest level since January 2024 and the first positive reading since October 2024.

  • The G7 index rose 46 bps to 0.12, rebounding from four straight monthly declines.
  • OECD Europe saw an increase of 41 bps to 0.19, the highest since November 2023.
  • US consumer confidence stabilized at 0.00, the highest so far in 2025.
  • Despite the May rebound, most regions remain below late-2024 levels, reflecting lingering global consumer uncertainty.
• OECD Consumer Barometer: April 2025 2025-05-05 05:00
  

  The OECD Consumer Barometer dropped to -0.30 in April from the upwardly revised reading of -0.26 in March, the lowest since June 2022.

  • The G7 Consumer Barometer improved about 4 bps to -0.34 but was still at the lowest since June 2022.
  • The US index improved after dropping five consecutive months, increasing about 23 bps to -0.33.
  • The OECD Europe index continued to drop, down -20 bps to -0.24, the lowest since September 2022.
• OECD Consumer Barometer: March 2025 2025-04-02 05:00
  

  The OECD Consumer Barometer reading was -0.30 in March, down from -0.17 in February, the lowest since June 2022.

  • Similarly, the G7 Consumer Barometer fell to -0.42, the lowest since June 2022.
  • The US Consumer Barometer fell to -0.62, the lowest since May 2024 and a nearly -89 bps swing since the end of 2024.