Portugal's consumer confidence index edged down to -20.6 in September 2026 from -20.5 in August, the first decline after three consecutive monthly improvements. Consumers were slightly more pessimistic about households' financial situation (-13.8 vs -13.6 in August) and the country's economic situation (-52.6 vs -51.7) over the last year, while the balance of opinions on past price developments eased to 58.5 from 59.8. Looking ahead, expectations on the country's economic conditions softened (-35 vs -34.8) and those on households' financial situation were unchanged at -7, while price expectations increased to 46.5 from 45.4.