The business confidence index edged down 0.2 point to -15.2. Outlooks were shaped by uncertainty amid the drawn out war in Ukraine and the impact of sanctions, Századvég said.
Among consumers, assessments of the employment situation and of the economy in general improved.
Among businesses, assessments of the overall economy worsened.
Business and consumer confidence improved in April from the previous month, a gauge of sentiment by think tank Századvlg shows.
Századveg’s business confidence index climbed to -13.2 from -15.2 during the period as gauges of the national economy, sector-specific environments, production and the overall business environment improved.
The consumer confidence index rose to -18.2 from -19.2 as measures of inflation, the economic environment and households’ material situations improved, but pessimism concerning the outlook for employment grew.
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