Euro area consumer sentiment improved in January to its highest level in nearly a year, preliminary survey data from the European Commission showed on Thursday.
The consumer confidence index rose to -12.4 from a revised 13.2 in December. The reading was the highest since February 2025 when the score was -12.3.
The corresponding index for the EU also gained 0.8 percentage points to reach -11.7 in January, which was the highest since February last year.
Consumer confidence remained below its long-term average, the commission said.
The survey data was collected from January 1-21.
The commission is set to release the final results of the consumer confidence survey along with those of the monthly economic sentiment survey on January 29.
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