Consumer confidence

In October the confidence climate index decreased slightly from 101.9 to 101.4.

All the components decreased: economic from 105.4 to 101.3, personal from 101.5 to 100.7, current from 102.6 to 100.6, future from 102.7 to 101.7.

Conversely, the balance on inflation perceptions referring to the last 12 months and the balance on inflation expectations for next 12 months increased in comparison to the previous month from -16 to -12 and from -32 to -24 respectively.