October 4 (SeeNews) - Croatia's consumer confidence index improved by 1.6 percentage points month-on-month in September and dropped by 15.7 percentage points compared to the same month of 2021, central bank data showed.
The index tracking consumer expectations went up by 2.4 percentage points on a monthly comparison basis in September, while in annual terms it fell by 20.3 points, according to figures published by the Croatian central bank on Friday.
The consumer sentiment index fell 2.5 percentage points month-on-month and dropped by 15 points year-on-year in September .
The consumers’ opinion about the development of the general economic situation in Croatia over the past 12 months worsened by 0.4 percentage points month on-month and was lower by 18.9 points year-on-year in September.
Regarding their expectations about the economy in the next 12 months, consumers were more optimistic in September than they had been a month earlier, with the index up 3.9 points. Compared to September 2021, the index measuring the expectations about the economic situation plunged by 22.1 percentage points.
Following are the values of the separate indices as presented in the central bank's monthly consumer confidence survey carried out jointly with market research agency Ipsos:
|
September 2022 |
August 2022 |
September 2021 |
Consumer confidence |
-27.6 |
-29.2 |
-11.9 |
Consumer expectations |
-33.9 |
-36.3 |
-13.6 |
Consumer sentiment |
-38.8 |
-36.3 |
-23.8 |
General economic situation in the past 12 months |
-62.5 |
-62.1 |
-43.6 |
Expected economic situation in the next 12 months |
-48.9 |
-52.8 |
-26.8 |