Consumer confidence

The confidence climate index increased in December from 84.9 to 85.7 .

The increase was notably explained by economic and future climate that rise from 69.7 to 72.9 and from 75.3 to 78.0 respectively.

The balance concerning expectations on unemployment decreased from 113 to104.

Finally, the balance on inflation perceptions referring to the last 12 months decreased from 69 to 54 compared to the previous month. The balance on inflation expectations for next 12 months also decreased from 28 to 13.