About Consensus Economics

Independent consensus forecasts since 1989.

For more than three decades, Consensus Economics has surveyed professional forecasters around the world to provide independent, comparable views of the economic outlook.

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1,000+ Selected professional
forecasters
100+ Economies tracked on
same methodology
21m+ Point-in-time forecasts
since 1989
50 Commodities covered
since 1995
Daily Continuous Consensus updates
since 2010
Our history

A timeline of Consensus Economics

From our first survey in London to global forecast data and API delivery, our services have evolved alongside the needs of professional forecasters and researchers.

  1. Independent survey-based macroeconomic forecasts begin

    Consensus Economics begins publishing independent survey-based forecasts.

  2. Early 1990s

    Regional forecast surveys expand globally

  3. Dedicated FX surveys launched

  4. Early 2000s

    Historical database and structured delivery introduced

  5. Mid-2007

    Acquisition of Energy & Metals database

  6. Continuous Consensus Forecasts collected on a daily basis

  7. API and workflow delivery introduced

  8. Serving a global forecasting community

How we produce the consensus

Independent methodology, supported by specialist economists.

We survey a broad network of professional forecasters rather than promoting a house economic view. Submissions are reviewed by our economists for consistency, completeness and integrity before publication, while our historical databases preserve what forecasters believed at each point in time.

Academic and central bank research has examined the value of combining forecasts and the performance of Consensus Economics data.

What are Consensus Forecasts? Research bibliography Client and research quotes
Independent A broad professional forecasting network, without a house economic view.
Comparable Consistent survey structures support comparisons across countries and through time.
Quality checked Submissions are reviewed before publication and challenged where data appears incomplete or inconsistent.
Who uses our data

Used wherever independent expectations matter.

Central banks Investment banks Academic institutions Corporate planners Government & public sector
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