EU Commission | Business and consumer survey results for May 2022

Regular harmonised surveys are conducted by the European Commission’s Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN) for different sectors of the economies in the European Union (EU) and in the applicant countries.

May 2022: Economic Sentiment slightly down in the EU, broadly stable in the euro area; Employment Expectations mildly up in both regions

In May 2022, the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) decreased slightly in the EU (-0.5 points to 104.1), while it stayed broadly unchanged in the euro area (+0.1 points to 105.0). By contrast, the Employment Expectations Indicator (EEI) increased mildly (+0.5 points to 112.3 in the EU and +0.3 points to 112.9 in the euro area).

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