December 30 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria's business sentiment indicator increased by 0.9 percentage points month-on-month in December on the back of improved sentiment in the construction sector, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said on Monday.
The business sentiment indicator increased the most in construction - by 2.6 pp, followed by the services sector with a 0.9 pp rise, NSI said in a monthly business climate survey, in which managers of 4,200 enterprises were interviewed.
The indicator in manufacturing rose by 0.7 pp month-on-month due to the positive opinion of managers regarding the current business condition of enterprises.
The indicator in the retail sector was little changed, as managers expressed optimistic expectations about sales in the next three months.