FX.co ★ Slovakia Consumer Confidence Improves Further in October

Slovakia’s consumer confidence indicator rose by 3.6 points to -22.1 in October 2026, reaching its highest level since March 2025. The figure was also 0.7 points higher than a year earlier, though it remained 2.2 points below the long-term average. All four components of the indicator improved, with the sharpest gain in perceptions of unemployment prospects (26.0 vs 32.3 in September). Consumers also reported more optimistic expectations for the overall economic situation (-34.9 vs -38.7), their own financial situation (-8.3 vs -11.2), and savings (-19.0 vs -20.4). Among other forward-looking indicators, inflation expectations moderated (25.0 vs 28.2), while expectations for major purchases also strengthened (-23.6 vs -26.0).