Consumer confidence

In March the confidence climate index decreased from 86.0 to 85.2.

The drop was notably explained by economic and current climate that decreased from 72.7 to 68.8 and from 91.1 to 89.2, respectively.

The balance concerning expectations on unemployment increased from 99 to 104.

Finally, the balance on inflation perceptions referring to the last 12 months decreased from 51 to 50 compared to the previous month. The balance on inflation expectations for next 12 months remained stable to 2.