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Palanor Research · Regional Outlook · G7 · Q3 2026

G7 Q3 2026 Regional Outlook

The bloc holds near expansion as consumer confidence lags and its share of world output continues to narrow.

Palanor Research · prepared by the Council · October 18, 2026 · 14-minute reading · 3 charts

Abstract

Leading indicators in the G7 reached expansion territory by August 2026 while consumer confidence remained at historically depressed levels. The bloc's share of world output continues to narrow. Business sentiment and household caution move in opposite directions.

Key findings

  1. 01The OECD Composite Leading Indicator for the G7 stood at 100.9 in August 2026, the highest reading since February 2022 and up 1.0% over the year.
  2. 02Consumer confidence settled at 97.58 in August, down 0.3% over the year and at the 8th percentile of all observations since January 2010.
  3. 03Business confidence reached 100.4 in August, the highest level since August 2022 and up 1.1% over the year.
  4. 04The G7 share of world GDP measured by purchasing power parity fell to 28.07% at year-end 2025, down 0.56 percentage points, the lowest since 1990.
  5. 05Belief in The Capital Window stood at 67% in October, with momentum accelerating by 23.0 points over 90 days.
  6. 06Belief in reshoring stood at 32% in October, with momentum fading by 17.0 points over 90 days.

The full reading

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Method

This Regional Outlook for G7 (Q3 2026) was written from an evidence pack gathered on October 13, 2026: 5 public series, 5 Current reads, 12 Wire stories. Every number in the text appears in that pack, each line of which names its series, its latest reading, its date and its source. A checker rejects any section that quotes a number, a ranking or a cause the pack does not hold; the words are then rewritten, never the facts. The 3 charts are drawn from the stored observations of the named series over the stated window, not from the text. Readings cited here carry the date they were published; a series that prints after this edition may differ from the figure quoted. The edition is not revised after publication; a correction is added as a dated note. Byline: Palanor Research · prepared by the Council.

Sources: World Bank Open Data (WDI, WGI) · OECD Data Explorer · The Palanor Wire

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