Taiwan’s consumer confidence index dropped to 62.30 in March 2026 from 66.58 in February, reaching its lowest level since January 2023. The decline reflects growing household anxiety over external uncertainties, particularly the mounting risks associated with the conflict in the Middle East.
Confidence weakened across all six core sub-indicators: assessments of domestic economic conditions fell to 79.27 from 83.25; views on household finances slid to 76.05 from 80.00; expectations for stock market investment prospects declined sharply to 22.88 from 28.46; willingness to purchase durable goods eased to 93.01 from 97.12; labor market expectations softened to 70.18 from 73.52; and views on price levels dropped to 32.40 from 37.11.
Additional measures of sentiment also deteriorated. The perceived timing for buying real estate weakened to 89.50 from 93.76, while both current health conditions (83.10 vs. 86.47) and expected health conditions (77.64 vs. 80.83) registered declines.
