Consumer confidence

The confidence index goes down from 109.1 in December to 105.9. The worsening is mainly due to the pessimism on short-term expectations both on country and household situation (from 98.1 to 90.9). The indicator on current situations slightly improves (from 116.5 to 117.0).

The indicator on the Italy’s overall economic situation falls from 81.9 to 77.3, while the personal climate lowers to a lesser extent from 121.9 to 120.6.
Consumers show perceptions of rise in inflation in both the last twelve months and the next year.