Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 23/02/26


Monday 23 February

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
CPI Final Year on Year   1.0% 1.0% 1.0%
IFO Business Climate Expectations IFO Business Climate Expectations Chart 89.5 90.3 90.5
CPI Final Month on Month   -1.0% -1.0% -1.0%
Factory Orders Factory Orders Chart 2.7% -0.6% -0.7%

Tuesday 24 February

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 84.5 87.0 91.2
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 84.5 87.0 91.2

Wednesday 25 February

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GFK Consumer Confidence GFK Consumer Confidence Chart -24.1 -23.1 -24.7
GDP Quarter on Quarter GDP Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
GDP Year on Year GDP Year on Year Chart 0.6% 0.6% 0.6%
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 90 90 91
ZEW Investor Sentiment   -4.7 +9.8
CPI Final Month on Month CPI Final Month on Month Chart 0.2% -0.5% -0.6%
CPI Final Year on Year CPI Final Year on Year Chart 1.7% 1.7% 1.7%
EIA Weekly Crude Oil Stocks   -9.014Mln 1.481Mln 15.989Mln

Thursday 26 February

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Consumer Confidence   96.8 97.2 97.4
Industrial Sentiment Industrial Sentiment Chart -6.8 -6.1 -7.1
Services Sentiment Services Sentiment Chart 7.2 7.5 5.0
Business Climate Business Climate Chart -0.41 -0.36
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart -12.2 -12.2 -12.2
Economic Sentiment Economic Sentiment Chart 99.4 99.8 98.3
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart -0.9% -0.4% +1.8%
Industrial Production Prelim   -0.1% 5.3% 2.2%

Friday 27 February

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
GFK Consumer Confidence GFK Consumer Confidence Chart -16 -15 -19
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 0.2% +0.5%
GDP Detailed Quarter on Quarter   0.2% 0.2%
Unemployment Change (sa) Unemployment Change (sa) Chart 0k 2k 1k
Unemployment Rate (sa) Unemployment Rate (sa) Chart 6.3% 6.3% 6.3%
CPI Final Month on Month   0.1% 0.5% 0.2%
GDP Month on Month GDP Month on Month Chart 0.0% 0.1% +0.2%
PPI Core Year on Year PPI Core Year on Year Chart 3.0% 2.6% 2.9%
GDP Quarter on Quarter GDP Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.6% -0.2%
GDP Quarter on Quarter Annualised GDP Quarter on Quarter Annualised Chart 2.6% 0.0% -0.6%
PPI Final Demand Month on Month PPI Final Demand Month on Month Chart 0.5% 0.3% 0.5%
PPI excl Food and Energy MM PPI excl Food and Energy MM Chart 0.7% 0.3% 0.8%

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