Бразилия - Доверие потребителей

Consumer confidence in Brazil increased to 47.3 in the third quarter of 2019 from 47 in the previous period. Household’s assessment regarding their financial situation (48.9 from 47.7 in Q2) and future personal income expectations (50 from 49.7) improved. Meantime, consumer were more concerned about inflation (61.5 from 59.6) while expectations regarding unemployment were unchanged (at 56.4).

Consumer confidence in Brazil declined to 47 in the second quarter of 2019 from 48.4 in the previous period. Consumer were more concerned about inflation (59.6 from 59 in Q1) and unemployment (56.4 from 54.7). Also, household’s assessment regarding their financial situation (47.7 from 49.4) and future personal income expectations (49.7 from 50.5) deteriorated.

Consumer confidence in Brazil fell to 48.4 in the first quarter of 2019 from 49.8 in the previous period. Consumer were more concerned about inflation (59 from 55.3 in Q4) and unemployment (54.7 from 50.4, and expectations regarding future personal income deteriorated (50.5 from 53.7). The current release shows a change in methodology from monthly to a quarterly. The diffusion index, range goes from 0 to 100 points, values above 50 points indicate confident consumers, while values below 50 points, lack of confidence. The series have been recalculated since 2009 to reflect the change in periodicity and the new methodology.