Cala consumer confidence, the rooms of Enterprise – The Republic

MILAN – In February, consumer confidence falls and improves those dell’imprese. Istat notes that of the consumer index rose to 114.5 points from 118.6 the previous month and sees declines in all components from the economic and future. As for enterprises, the index increased to 103.1 points from 101.4. There are advances in the construction confidence and retail trade and a “modest decrease” in manufacturing. The development of market services is stable.

In manufacturing companies worsen both the opinions on orders and expectations on production. While in construction improve assessments on orders or construction plans and employment expectations. In services increase the judgments and expectations for orders and worsening expectations on the Italian economy. In retailing, finally, recover the balance of the opinions on current sales, it decreases that relating to expectations about future sales and are judged declining inventories.
For consumers, worsen “significantly” the judgments and expectations on the current economic situation of the country.
then increased unemployment expectations and reduce those on the dynamics of consumer prices. Istat stresses that, despite the decline, the index of confidence “is maintained at the high levels recorded in recent months.”

In detail, the decline was steeper for economic components (in 141.8 152.4) and future (to 120.5 from 127.1), more limited for staff members (to 105.8 from 107.6) and current (to 110.7 from 113.5). Worsen significantly, continues to Istat, the balances of the judgments and expectations on the current economic situation of the country (to -37 from -26 and 4 to 23, respectively), as well as those of the judgments on prices during the past 12 months ( -26 from -25) and future price expectations (-20 from -13). Increase unemployment expectations (12 to 1).

As for businesses, confidence shows a modest decrease in manufacturing (to 102.0 from 103.0), a stable trend in the services of market (106.6), and an improvement in construction (to 119.3 from 114.6) and in the retail trade (to 106.5 from 102.0). In manufacturing companies worsen both the opinions on orders and expectations on production (to -14 from -13 and 9 to 11, respectively), while judgments about stocks go to 3 from 4. In construction improves both the opinions on orders and / or construction plans and employment expectations (-7 to -35 from -39 and -10, respectively). In services increase both judgments is the expectations for orders (from 6 to 7 and from 4 to 7, respectively), while worsening expectations on the Italian economy (5 to 8). In retailing recover the balance of opinions on the current sales (13 -1), it decreases one related to expectations of future sales (18 to 25); decumulation are judged in inventories (4 from 11).

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