Dutch consumers remained equally pessimistic in August compared to July, data from the Central Bureau of Statistics showed on Thursday.
The consumer confidence index stood at -32 in August, the same as in the previous month.
Moreover, consumer confidence in May was below the average over the past twenty years of -10.
Among its components, the economic climate index held steady at -52 in August as the consumers' opinions about the economic situation in the coming twelve months improved, while their opinions about the economic situation in the past twelve months deteriorated.
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