In August 2018, the KOF Economic Barometer fell from 101.7 in the previous month (revised up from 101.1) by 1.4 points to a level of 100.3. This confirms the impression that the height phase of 2017, in which the barometer was continuously significantly above average, is for the time being not returning.

The strongest contributions to this negative result come from manufacturing, followed by the indicators from the exporting sector. On the other hand, the indicators related to private consumption give a positive signal. The indicators from the financial and the construction sectors have remained practically unchanged.