In October the confidence climate index decreased from 100.8 to 97.3.
All the components worsened. In particular, referring to the economic and personal components, the confidence index decreased from 99.3 to 93.2 and from 102.4 to 98.1, respectively. For the current and future components the index declined from 102.6 to 96.1 and from 100.3 to 98.6, respectively.
The balance concerning expectations on unemployment increased from 68 to 71.
Finally, the balance on inflation perceptions referring to the last 12 months increased from 46 to 54 compared to the previous month. The balance on inflation expectations for next 12 months increased from -5 to 37.