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Consumer Confidence Boost as Outlooks Improve

ITALY DATA
MNI (London)

ITALY DEC CONSUMER CONFIDENCE 102.5 (FCST 99.0); NOV 98.1

ITALY DEC BUSINESS CONFIDENCE ESI 107.8; NOV 106.5r

  • Italian economic and consumer confidence improved in December, the latter regaining 4.6 points to beat forecasts by 3.5 points, lifting to 102.5.
  • A jump in consumers assessment of the economic climate largely underpinned the increase, although improvements were recorded across subcomponents.
  • Italian HICP held steady at the 37-year high of +11.8% y/y in November, yet is anticipated to begin to slow in December, which alongside easing euro-area CPI is boosting optimism.
  • Only manufacturing confidence faltered further in December, weakening by 1.1 points to 101.4 due to falling new orders and gloomy outlooks.
  • Overall, the sentiment data adds to the eurozone trend of improving outlooks. Yet as the cost of living remains severely elevated, this is unlikely to translate into near-term demand and growth improvements.

Source: ISTAT

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