Technical sheet: Household consumption, real year-on-year change
Definition, official source, coverage and calculation method of Household consumption, real year-on-year change. Country ranking →
Source: Eurostat (namq_10_gdp), retrieved 2026-10-17 · View on Eurostat
What it measures
| Indicator | Household consumption, real year-on-year change |
|---|---|
| Unit | % |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Access | Basic |
Official Eurostat definition
| Dataset | Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components (output, expenditure and income) - quarterly data (namq_10_gdp) |
|---|---|
| Time frequency | Quarterly |
| Unit of measure | Chain linked volumes, percentage change compared to same period in previous year |
| Seasonal adjustment | Unadjusted data (i.e. neither seasonally adjusted nor calendar adjusted data) |
| National accounts indicator (ESA 2010) | Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure |
| Permanent identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.2908/NAMQ_10_GDP |
| Eurostat explanatory notes | Explanatory texts (metadata) · Footnote (metadata) |
| Last dataset update at Eurostat | 2026-10-09 |
How to read it
A higher value indicates a more favourable situation.
Coverage
| Countries with data | 36 ·                                     |
|---|---|
| First period available | Q1 1979 |
| Latest period published | Q2 2026 |
| Ranking reference period | Q2 2026 Latest period for which at least 60% of the countries that publish the indicator have released data, so the ranking is not built on a few early countries. |
IPEF calculations
- Year-on-year change: difference from the same period a year earlier (in points for percentages, as a percentage (%) otherwise).
- Rank: order among countries with data for the period; the EU27 and euro-area aggregates are not ranked. Ties share the same rank.
- Trend: latest figure against the average of the previous periods (12 months, 8 quarters, 4 half-years or 5 years).
- IPEF calculations on Eurostat data: changes, ranks and averages are computed among the countries with data for the period. The EU27 and euro-area aggregates are those published by Eurostat and are not ranked.