Consumer confidence

In March the confidence climate index grew from 97.7 to 101.7.

The increase is explained by all components: economic, personal, current, and future that increased from 96.9 to 107.6, from 98.3 to 98.8, from to 96.7 to 97.9 and from 99.1 to 105.5 respectively.

The balance concerning expectations on unemployment decreased from 64 to 44.

Finally, the balance on inflation perceptions referring to the last 12 months decreased from 21 to 20 compared to the previous month. The balance on inflation expectations for next 12 months increased from -18 to -16.