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The Dutch consumer confidence index stood at -2 in December 2019, as the willingness to buy was unchanged (at 1), with consumers views toward their financial situation in the coming 12 months being stable (at 2) and those toward their financial situation being less negative (-4 vs -6). Meantime, households' assessment towards the economic climate worsened (-8 vs -5), as they were less positive about the economy in the past twelve months (3 vs 5) and more negative about the economy in the coming twelve months (-18 vs -16). Also, consumers found the time for making large purchases a little less favorable (5 vs 6).

The Dutch consumer confidence index edged down to -2 in November 2019 from -1 in the previous month. The assessment towards the economic climate worsened (-5 vs -4), as consumers were a little less positive about the economy in the past twelve months (5 vs 7) and a fraction more negative about the economy in the coming twelve months (-16 vs -14). Also, households found the time for making large purchases a little less favorable (6 vs 7). Meantime, the willingness to buy was unchanged (at 1), with consumers views toward their financial situation in the past year being the same as in October (at -6), while opinions about their financial situation in the coming 12 months were slightly more positive (2 vs 1).

The Dutch consumer confidence index edged up to -1 in October 2019 from a four month low of -2 in the previous month. The willingness to buy turned positive (1 vs -1 in September), as consumers's views toward their financial situation in the next twelve months improved a bit (1 vs 0), while their opinions about their financial situation in the past year were less negative (-6 vs -7). Also, households found the time for making large purchases more favorable (7 vs 5). Meantime, consumers' assessment towards the economic climate became more negative (-4 vs -3), with their views in the past twelve months becoming less positive (7 vs 8) while those for the coming year were unchanged (at -14).

The Dutch consumer confidence index dropped to a four-month low of -2 in September 2019 from 0 in the previous month. Households' assessment towards the economic climate became more negative (-3 vs -1 in August), as their views for the coming year were much more pessimistic (-14 vs -10), while those in the past twelve months were less positive (8 vs 9). At the same time, the willingness to buy deteriorated (-1 vs 0), as consumers's opinions about their financial situation in the past year were a bit more negative (-7 vs -6), with households found the time for making large purchases becoming less favorable (5 vs 6), while consumers' views toward their financial situation in the next twelve months being unchanged (at 0).

The Dutch consumer confidence index dropped to 0 in August 2019 from 2 in the previous month. Households' assessment towards the economic climate turned to negative for the first time in three months (-1 vs 6 in July), as their views for the coming year were much more pessimistic (-10 vs -1), while those in the past twelve months were less positive (9 vs 13). At the same time, the willingness to buy improved a bit (0 vs -1), as consumers's opinions about their financial situation in the past year were slightly less negative (-6 vs -7), with households found the time for making large purchases becoming a little more favorable (6 vs 5). Meanwhile, consumers were slightly less positive about their financial situation in the next twelve months (0 vs 1).

The Dutch consumer confidence index rose to 2 in July 2019, the highest since December last year, from 0 in the previous month. Households' assessment towards the economic climate strengthened strongly (6 vs 2 in June), as their views in the past twelve months were more positive (13 vs 11), while their outlook for the coming year were much less negative (-1 vs -7). In addition, the willingness to buy improved slightly (-1 vs -2), amid a slight recovery in consumers's opinions about both their financial situation in the next twelve months (1 vs 0) and in the past year (-7 vs -8). Also, households found the for making large purchases were a bit more favorable (5 vs 4).