Consumer prices trend consumer sentiment in Belgium 2018-2025
The sentiment of Belgian consumers towards the trend of consumer prices provides insight into how Belgians perceive the country's economy in the long run. From January 2018 to December 2025, Belgian consumers had contrasting views on the development of prices.
To calculate the sentiment towards price fluctuations, consumers have been asked to give their thoughts on the past and future developments of prices. An increase of this indicator points to unfavorable development of prices. Compared to the previous month, in January 2025, the balance stayed at 62. From January 2018 to October 2023, the most positive sentiment was recorded in January, March and July of 2023, whereas the sentiment shared by consumers in April 2020 was the most negative.