Consumer confidence

The confidence index lowers to 103.7 from 105.1 in March. The downswing is mainly due to a widespread pessimism on short-term expectations (from 93.7 to 90.1), while the indicator on current situation slightly recovers (from 113.9 to 114.4).

The indicators on the country overall economic situation and that on the personal situation also decline (from 75.5 to 72.8 and from 119.7 to 118.8 respectively).

Finally, inflation perceptions for the last 12 months and expectations for 12 months ahead slow down after the sharp rise of the last few months.

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