FILE PHOTO – Danish flags hang from a store near Nyhavn, the popular tourist harbor in the center of Copenhagen. (is associated with: «Denmark consumer confidence weakens to 6-month low») Steffen Trumpf/dpa
Households in Denmark remained more pessimistic in May, figures from Statistics Denmark showed on Thursday.
The consumer confidence index worsened to -19.8 in May from -18.6 in the previous month. Moreover, this was the lowest reading since November 2025, when it was -20.1.
The opinion regarding households’ financial situation over the next year turned more pessimistic, with the respective index falling to -9.5 from -6.8 in April. Meanwhile, the country’s general economic situation in the coming twelve months rose slightly to -26.7 from -27.5.
Consumers expect prices to rise almost the same pace over the next year, and they also expect a rising trend for unemployment.