At the beginning of February, the consumer mood in Slovakia was again slightly more pessimistic than in the previous month. The seasonally adjusted indicator of consumer confidence, decreased by 1,5 points to -38,4, month-on-month. The indicator thus achieved its worst value since its historical slump in last April and it is well below the pre-coronavirus pandemic level. Compared to the previous month, respondents were slightly more pessimistic in their expectations of the general economic situation and household savings and only slightly in their expectations of unemployment. Their expectations of the financial situation of households remained virtually unchanged. Compared to the situation last year, the respondents were more pessimistic by 27,3 points and the current result is below the long-term average by 18,6 points.