Colombia’s Consumer Confidence Index fell 5.2 percentage points to 15.5% in August 2026 from July. The decline was driven by a 7.7-point drop in the Consumer Expectations Index to 22.6% and a 1.6-point decrease in the Economic Conditions Index to 4.8%. Consumer expectations deteriorated as households’ assessment of their economic outlook fell to 36.4% from 41.8%, while general expectations for the economy declined to 16.7% from 24.8%. The outlook for the country’s economy fell to 14.8% from 24.3%. Meanwhile, households’ assessment of current economic conditions declined to 5.4% from 11.1%. Willingness to buy durable goods increased to 4.2% from 1.7%. Compared with August 2025, the Consumer Confidence Index increased by 17.9 percentage points.

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