Consumer confidence

In August the confidence climate index decreased from 104.4 to 101.9.

The reduction is explained by all components economic, personal, current and future that decreased respectively from 114.2 to 107.6, from 101.2 to 100.1, from 104.0 to 101.5, from 106.2 to 103.4.

Finally, the balance on inflation perceptions referring to the last 12 months decreased from 9 to 1 compared to the previous month. The balance on inflation expectations for next 12 months increased from -25 to -21.