HDE-forbrugerbarometeret når det laveste niveau siden 2024

6. april 2026

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Tysklands HDE-forbrugerbarometer faldt til 94,85 point i april, hvilket er det laveste niveau siden februar 2024. Forbrugerne forventer stigende priser og renter, hvilket lægger en dæmper på det private forbrug. Dykket forbindes med krigen i Iran og de eksploderende energiomkostninger.

I Düsseldorf signalerer Tysklands HDE-forbrugerbarometer et markant dyk i forbrugertilliden. Målingen for april på 94,85 point, som beregnes månedligt af Handelsblatt Research Institute for Handelsverband HDE på baggrund af en undersøgelse blandt cirka 1600 husstande, er den laveste siden februar 2024. Forventningerne til konjunkturudviklingen og de personlige indkomster er blevet forringet. Opsparingstilbøjeligheden er faldende, da husstande må omdirigere midler for at dække de forhøjede energiomkostninger. Forbrugerne forudser stigninger i priser og renter, hvilket lægger pres på det private forbrug. Stemningsskiftet skyldes stigningerne i energipriserne, som er udløst af krigen i Iran. Siden slutningen af februar, efter angreb fra USA og Israel på Iran, er dieselpriserne steget med cirka 50 cent pr. liter og benzinpriserne med omkring 30 cent.

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