Germany's consumer confidence improved for a second consecutive month in April, although sentiment remains muted amid persistent economic headwinds, according to the latest GfK Consumer Climate survey powered by NIM.
The forward-looking consumer climate index forecasts a rise of 3.7 points to -20.6 for May 2025, compared with -24.3 in April, marking the best reading since early 2024 but still deeply negative. The monthly survey, published by GfK and the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions (NIM), highlights that rising income expectations and a lower propensity to save have helped lift sentiment, even as broader economic expectations improved only marginally.
