Consumer confidence declined in 35 out of 56 markets, according to global consumer confidence findings from Nielsen. Global consumer confidence increased one point last quarter while Europe led confidence declines in 24 of the region’s 27 measured markets.

Consumer confidence in the Asia Pacific region gained six points year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2010 to an index level of 97, according to the latest edition of The Nielsen Company’s Global Consumer Confidence Index.

Consumer confidence fell in 25 out of 52 countries in Q4 2010 as hope for a global economic recovery evaporated at the end of last year, according to the latest edition of the Nielsen Global Consumer Confidence Index.

Key findings from the third quarter Nielsen Global Consumer Confidence Index report that consumers find a full economic recovery in 2010 to be highly unlikely.

Over the past six months, Canadian consumers have stopped talking about recession and changed the conversation to recovery.

Canada continues to show a steady increase in consumer confidence, with its index rising to 94, up four points since July and 10 points since April.

Consumers around the world are expressing more confidence about their personal financial situations, according to the most recent Nielsen Global Consumer Confidence Index.

With hopes for a full economic recovery accelerating in 26 out of the 28 major global markets, consumers around the world might be expected to return to their previous spending patterns.

Nielsen today unveiled the Economic Current, a monthly study that will track key consumer and retailing trends on a global, regional and country-wide basis. Using the vast amount of consumer data collected by Nielsen, the Economic Current will serve as a centralized source of information on key consumer topics such as:
• Market Index volume, in terms of unit and country currency change
• Retail channel shifting
• Shopping frequency and spending trends
• Overall consumer confidence
“Nielsen collects and analyzes data on tens of thousands of products around the world. As we were thinking of new …

Already the sixth largest economy in the world, Russia is growing by leaps and bounds, Ilona Lepp of Nielsen Russia’s Retail Measurement Services reports in the September issue of Nielsen’s “Consumer Insight” online newsletter.
According to the 2008 Nielsen Global Consumer Confidence Index, Russia is well ahead of the global average of 88, with an index of 105 for the first half of 2008 — up three points over levels in the first half of 2007.
The Russian market, though still in the early stages of development, already has the largest number …