German consumer sentiment drops unexpectedly in March – survey in World Economy News 26/02/2026 Consumer sentiment in Germany is set to worsen unexpectedly in March, with households showing significantly less willingness to spend amid geopolitical tensions and concerns about government social policies, a survey showed on Wednesday. The consumer sentiment index, published by the GfK market research institute and the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions fell to -24.7 points for March from a revised -24.2 points the month before, contrary to analysts’ expectations of a rise to -23.1. Overall sentiment was pulled down by a decline in consumers’ willingness to buy, at -9.3 points in February from -4.0 in January. A 1.0-point increase in the readiness to save also contributed. Source: Investing.com 2026-02-26 hellenicshippingnews... window.___gcfg = {lang: 'en-US'}; (function(w, d, s) { function go(){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], load = function(url, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.src = url; js.id = id; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }; load('//connect.facebook.net/en/all.js#xfbml=1', 'fbjssdk'); load('https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js', 'gplus1js'); load('//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js', 'tweetjs'); } if (w.addEventListener) { w.addEventListener("load", go, false); } else if (w.attachEvent) { w.attachEvent("onload",go); } }(window, document, 'script')); tweet Share