The Consumer confidence indicator diminished in April, after stabilizing in the previous month, interrupting the upward trend observed since the beginning of 2013.
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The economic climate indicator increased between February and April, after decreasing in the five previous months. In the reference month, the confidence indicators increased in Trade and Services, stabilized in Construction and Public Works and decreased in Manufacturing Industry.
The evolution of the Consumer confidence indicator in the reference month reflected the negative contribution of the perspectives on the evolution of the household’s financial situation, the country’s economic situation and savings.
In Manufacturing Industry, the confidence indicator declined in March and April, after stabilizing in February, with a negative evolution of the opinions on global demand and the production perspectives in the last month.
In Construction and Public Works, the confidence indicator stabilized in April, after increasing in the last two months, with a tenuous positive contribution of the opinions on the order books’ evolution and a slight negative contribution of the employment perspectives.
The confidence indicator for Trade increased between February and April, reflecting a positive contribution of all components in the last two months, perspectives on the business activity and opinions on the volume of stocks and on the sales evolution.
The Services’ confidence indicator also increased in the last three months, intensely in April, after diminishing between October and January.
The behaviour in the last two months was due to the positive contribution of the opinions and perspectives on the order books’ evolution and of the opinions on the business situation. ■
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