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Business Confidence (EUR)

Survey-based measure of business executives' outlook on economic conditions, production, and investment plans.

History starts 1985-01-31 41.4 years currently available See coverage manifest
Latest reading: 52.0 Balance · Last updated: · Source: ECB/Eurostat

Category: Economy

API Endpoint

/api/v1/announcements/eur/business_confidence

Use the production OpenAPI schema for the authoritative REST route metadata.

https://fxmacrodata.com/api/openapi.json

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Optional Indicator Availability (EUR)

Optional indicators use per-currency fetcher capability checks and may be temporarily hidden while source coverage is being remediated.

foreign_reserves
Unavailable Temporarily hidden for this currency in the API catalogue.
cb_assets
Unavailable Temporarily hidden for this currency in the API catalogue.
inflation_mom
Available

About Business Confidence (EUR)

The business confidence index for Eurozone surveys firms on current trading conditions and outlook, covering hiring plans, capital expenditure, and order books. It is a leading indicator of investment and employment.

Why FX traders watch it

Business investment drives productivity and potential output. Confidence surveys lead actual capital spending by several months, giving an early read on whether the Eurozone economy is likely to accelerate or slow.

How to interpret the data

Above-consensus business confidence is eur-supportive as it implies planned investment and hiring that will sustain growth. Deteriorating confidence raises the prospect of a capex and hiring pullback, which is dovish.

Historical Business Confidence (EUR)

Source: ECB/Eurostat  ·  Monthly  ·  Balance  ·  History starts 1985-01-31

Data provided by FXMacroData via the /api/v1/announcements/eur/business_confidence endpoint. For access, see pricing.

Data Source

Primary Source

ECB/Eurostat

Official Series ID

ESI/M.EU2.IND.BS.INDU_CONF

Data Format and Properties

Data Frequency

Monthly

Unit of Measure

Balance

JSON Response Structure

The endpoint returns a chronological list of observations in JSON format, plus pagination metadata so larger series can be fetched page by page. 

{
    "currency": "EUR",
    "indicator": "business_confidence",
    "has_official_forecast": false,
    "start_date": "2023-01-01",
    "end_date": "2023-12-31",
    "earliest_available_date": "1999-01-01",
    "latest_available_date": "2026-06-10",
    "pagination": {
        "limit": 20,
        "offset": 0,
        "returned_count": 20,
        "total_count": 314,
        "has_more": true,
        "next_offset": 20
    },
    "data": [
        {
            "date": "2024-07-01",
            "val": 4.2,
            "announcement_datetime": 1722456000
        }
    ]
}

Request Parameters & Usage

Parameter Required Format Description
start_date NO YYYY-MM-DD Optional lower bound for the requested history. Filters are applied before pagination.
end_date NO YYYY-MM-DD Optional upper bound. Defaults to the current date.
limit NO integer Rows per page. Defaults to 20. Maximum 100.
offset NO integer Zero-based row offset after date filtering. Start with 0, then follow pagination.next_offset.
api_key CONDITIONAL string Required for non-USD announcement requests. USD announcement requests are public without an API key.

Pagination behavior

Use start_date and end_date to narrow the series first, then page through the filtered result with limit and offset. The response includes earliest_available_date and latest_available_date for the full series coverage, plus a pagination object with returned_count, total_count, has_more, and next_offset.

Example Usage

To retrieve the first page of Business Confidence data for EUR from 2023: 

GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/eur/business_confidence?start_date=2023-01-01&end_date=2023-12-31&limit=20&offset=0&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY

Frequently Asked Questions

How often is Eurozone Business Confidence updated?
Business Confidence for Eurozone is released on a monthly schedule by European Central Bank (or the relevant national statistics agency). FXMacroData ingests each new value within seconds of the official publication and exposes the exact announcement timestamp on every record.
What unit is Business Confidence reported in?
The series is published in Balance. The exact unit is also returned on every API response under the indicator metadata.
Where does FXMacroData source Eurozone Business Confidence data?
Data is fetched directly from European Central Bank or the official national statistics publication for Eurozone. The source URL is preserved on every announcement record so downstream consumers can trace the value back to its primary release.
How do I query Business Confidence for Eurozone via the API?
Issue a GET request to /api/v1/announcements/eur/business_confidence?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY. The response contains a chronological list of observations with values, release dates, and announcement timestamps. USD announcement data is public; other currencies require a Professional API key.

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Page
Business Confidence
Section
API Data Docs
Canonical URL
https://fxmacrodata.com/api-data-docs/eur/business_confidence
Source
ECB/Eurostat
Last Updated
2016-07-31

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