According to the report from Istat, in March 2019, the consumer confidence index decreased from 112.4 to 111.2. All of its components worsened: the economic, the personal, the current and the future one (from 126.4 to 123.9, from 108.2 to 106.8, from 109.4 to 107.8 and from 116.9 to 115.9, respectively).

With regard to the business surveys, the business confidence index (IESI, Istat Economic Sentiment Indicator) bettered from 98.2 to 99.2.

• The confidence index in manufacturing lowered from 101.6 to 100.8. The confidence index in construction went up from 135.5 to 140.3.

• The market services confidence index heightened from 98.3 to 100.1.

• The retail trade confidence index remained stable at 105.5.