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IT: Business and Consumer Confidence
| Actual | Previous | Revised | |
| Business Confidence | 95.9 | 95.6 | 97.0 |
| Manufacturing Confidence | 91.9 | 89.9 | 90.2 |
| Consumer Confidence | 91.2 | 94.5 |
Highlights
Italy's composite business confidence climate fell to 95.9 in September from 97.0 in August. It was the first decline after three consecutive monthly increases.
Manufacturing confidence rose to 91.9 from 90.2, its fourth consecutive monthly gain and its highest level since at least May.
Consumer confidence fell to 91.2 from 94.5, its lowest level since at least May.
Among the consumer confidence components, the economic climate fell to 88.0 from 92.3, and the personal climate declined to 92.4 from 95.4. The current climate dropped to 90.4 from 97.8, while the future expectations rose to 92.3 from 90.2.
In the other business sectors, construction confidence fell to 97.5 from 102.8, after rising from 96.7 in July.
Confidence in market services declined to 96.9 from 99.4, ending three consecutive monthly increases.
Retail trade confidence fell to 104.5 from 106.5. It was the first decline after three months of gains, which took the index from 101.3 in May to August's 106.5.