German Consumer Sentiment Improves Ahead of September
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A new survey shows good news for Germany.
People in Germany feel more confident about money.
The survey looks at consumer sentiment. This means how people feel about spending money.
The number for September is -26.6. This is better than before.
One big reason is income expectations. This means what people think they will earn in the future.
People now think their income will be better. This helped the whole survey score go up.
The survey comes from a study group. They ask German people questions every month.
Reuters shared this news report.
Consumer sentiment is still a negative number. This means people are not fully happy yet.
But the number is moving in a good direction.
Experts watch this survey closely. It can show if people will spend more money soon.
More spending can help the German economy grow.
Vocabulary15 words
- confident
- feeling sure and positive
- consumer sentiment
- how people feel about buying things
- income expectations
- what people think they will earn
- negative number
- a number below zero
- economy
- how money and business work in a country
- survey
- a set of questions asked to many people
- improve
- to get better
- rebound
- to go up again after going down
- report
- a piece of news or information
- spending
- using money to buy things
- score
- a number that shows a result
- future
- time that has not happened yet
- study group
- people who do research together
- direction
- the way something is moving
- growth
- getting bigger
Quiz
Answer key
1. It improved 2. Better income expectations 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A new survey shows good news for _____.
People in Germany feel more _____ about money.
The survey looks at consumer _____.
The number for September is _____.
One big reason is income _____.
People now think their _____ will be better.
The survey comes from a _____ group.
_____ shared this news report.
Consumer sentiment is still a _____ number.
More spending can help the German _____ grow.