Eurostat reports household income and consumption growth for Q4 2025

According to data published by Eurostat, real household income per capita increased in the fourth quarter of 2025 across the Eurozone by 0.1% and the European Union by 0.2%. Real household consumption also rose during the same period, growing by 0.5% in the Eurozone and 0.6% in the EU. In the Eurozone, the increase in real income was primarily driven by net property income and other current transfers. In the EU, the main positive contributor to income growth was compensation of employees. Conversely, current taxes and net social contributions acted as the largest negative factors in both regions. Household savings rates decreased by 0.4% in the Eurozone and 0.5% in the EU compared to the previous quarter. Among member states with available data, six countries saw an increase, one remained stagnant, and eight experienced a decline. Greece recorded the highest growth in the savings rate at 2.1%, followed by Austria at 1.6%.