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Italian Consumer Confidence Dives to May 2020 Levels

ITALY DATA
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ITALY JUL CONSUMER CONFIDENCE 94.8 (FCST 96.6); JUN 98.3

ITALY JUL MANUF CONFIDENCE 106.7 (FCST 108.0); JUN 109.5r

ITALY JUL ECON SENTIMENT 110.8; JUN 113.4r

  • All Italian confidence indicators fell further than anticipated in the July report.
  • Consumer confidence fell 3.5 points to 94.8, in line with May 2020 levels as consumer future outlook levels slumped from 98.8 to 92.9 in July. Consumer sentiment on the economy saw the largest hit, plunging by 9 points to 84.9.
  • This data follows both French and German consumer confidence prints this morning, which all saw outlooks deteriorating as consumers felt the squeeze of surging inflation and pessimistic economic outlooks.
  • Manufacturing confidence slid by 2.8 points to 106.7.
  • The shift in manufacturing sentiment follows the unexpected June uptick as production and order book expectations saw a fleeting surprise improvement.
  • Economic sentiment decreased by 2.6 points to 110.8.
  • The sectorial breakdown of the July report delivered mixed messages: the services index weakened on the back of pessimistic outlooks, whilst some improvement was seen in both construction and retail trade sentiment.

Source: ISTAT

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