The seasonally adjusted market services confidence indicator increased to 79.1 in February (from 76.7 in January). The index increased in Information and communication (to 83.9), in Tourism services (to 78.3) and in Business services and other services (to 79.6). It decreased in Transportation and storage (to 72.5). On a regional basis, confidence improved in the North West (to 80.2), in the North East (to 82.6) and in South (to 83.5). It fell, on the contrary, to 73.1 in the Centre.
The seasonally adjusted retail trade confidence indicator increased to 81.4 in February (from 78.7). The confidence improved both in large scale distribution (moving to 67.9 from 65.9) and in small and medium scale distribution (passing to 92.8 from 89.0 of the previous month).