Consumer confidence

In September the confidence climate index increased from 98.4 to 101.1.

The economic, personal and current components improved (the indexes increased from 97.7 to 99.7, from 98.9 to 102.4, from 96.9 to 102.6 respectively).The future component decreased from 101.0 to 100.4.

The balance concerning expectations on unemployment decreased from 72 to 68.

Finally, the balance on inflation perceptions referring to the last 12 months decreased from 51 to 46 compared to the previous month. The balance on inflation expectations for next 12 months decreased from -1 to -5.