This report presents the results of the 2018 Household Finance and Consumption Survey (HFCS), which was carried out between April 2018 and January 2019. It is the second report in the series, with the first undertaken in 2013. Detailed information on household assets and liabilities is collected by the HFCS, as well as data on gross income and credit constraints.
The Household Finance and Consumption Survey (HFCS) 2018 was published on 30 January 2020. Data within the publication were revised on 4th June 2020. These data revisions were due to the re-calibration of weights used in the estimation of HFCS statistics. All content relating to HFCS 2018, including the Electronic Publication text, graphs and tables, Infographic, Press Release and Statbank tables, now reflect the revised data. Details as to the extent and impact of these revisions on previously published data can be found in the HFCS 2018 Revisions Information Note. |
The HFCS is collected under the auspices of the European Central Bank (ECB) Household Finance and Consumption Network (HFCN) which designed the survey for use in the Eurozone. Further information on the survey and network can be found at:
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/home/html/researcher_hfcn.en.html.
Regarding the data in this report, the following in particular should be noted:
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