Consumer confidence

In April the confidence climate index grew from 101.9 to 105.4.

The increase is explained by all components: economic, personal, current, and future that increased respectively from 108.1 to 115.1, from 98.8 to 100.6, from to 97.9 to 101.6 and from 105.8 to 109.4.

The balance concerning expectations on unemployment was stable at 44.
Finally, the balance on inflation perceptions referring to the last 12 months decreased from 20 to 3 compared to the previous month. The balance on inflation expectations for next 12 months decreased from -16 to -33.