The consumer confidence indicator for Portugal fell by 1.9 points from the previous month to -15.7 in July of 2025, a second consecutive improvement, to reflect the softest magnitude of pessimism since February. Less pessimism was noted in the country's economic situation in the last year (-34.1 vs .35.6 in June), the opportunity to make major purchases (-54.3 vs .58.5), households' financial situation in the next year (-0.4 vs -2.8) and the country's economic backdrop in the next year (-20 vs -21.5). In turn, past sentiment on households' financial sentiment worsened (-10.7 vs -9.5).