Istat: in September flies the confidence of consumers and businesses – Il Sole 24 Ore

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This article was published September 28, 2015 at 10:27.
The last change is the 28 September 2015 at 11:07.

Fly the confidence of consumers and businesses, reaching record levels for the last few years. To communicate is to Istat, explaining that the composite index of confidence of Italian companies (Jesi, “Istat economic sentiment indicator”) salt rising to 106.2 from 103.9 in August (ever so high by the end of 2007) while the index of consumer confidence increased to 112.7 from 109.3 in August (ever so high since March 2002).

Consumers, down unemployment expectations
All estimates of the components of the consumer confidence increase, up more substantial for the economic (to 143.2 from 133.1) but also for the staff (to 103.6 from 101, 4), the current (to 108.0 from 104.0) and future (to 122.0 from 117.7). Improve estimates in both the opinions of both the consumer expectations on the current economic situation of the country, with respective balances passing from -61 to -47 and 14 from 6. Respondents see a slowdown in price growth both in the past 12 months both in the next 12 months (to -19 from -14 and to -18 from -14 balances). Significantly diminish the expectations of unemployment (7 to 25).

Business confidence grows in all areas
For businesses, increases confidence in all sectors: the manufacturing sector (to 104.2 from 102, 7), the construction sector (to 123.3 from 119.5), the services market (to 112.2 from 110.0) and retail trade (to 108.8 from 107.8). In manufacturing companies improve both the opinions on orders (from -15 to -11, the balance) and the production expectations (from 11 to 12), while assessments on inventories remained stable (3). In construction improves both the opinions on orders and / or construction plans and expectations on employment (from -32 to -30 and -7 to -10, the respective balances). In companies of services make the judgments and expectations for orders (from 4 to 9 and 10 to 6, respectively) but not expectations on the general economy (16 to 19). In retailing improve judgments on current sales (16 to 14), while worsening expectations on future sales (to 28 from 29) and down are deemed inventories (10 from 12).

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