Confidence of service enterprises

The seasonally adjusted market services confidence indicator decreased to 82.5 in September (from 93.9 in August). The index diminished in Transportation and storage (to 80.0), in Information and communication (to 73.9), in Business services and other services (to 83.9) and in Tourism services (to 86.2). On a regional basis, confidence decreased in the North West (to 83.5), in the North East (to 84.6), in the Centre (to 79.5) and in the South (to 87.7).

The seasonally adjusted retail trade confidence indicator worsened to 94.6 in September (from 97.1 in August). According to the breakdown by type of retail distribution, a mixed picture emerged: the indicator declined for small and medium scale distribution (to 97.8 from 104.1), while it improved slightly for large scale distribution (moving to 93.1 from 92.6).