The economic sentiment index dropped to 99.5 in June from 109.2 in May.
The recent downward trend in economic sentiment was mainly due to a double-digit monthly decrease in confidence in services and industry and by a slight decline in construction and among consumers, the Bratislava-based agency said.
Among components, the industrial confidence index weakened to -1.3 in June from 10 in the prior month.
The index measuring confidence in the construction sector fell to -14 in June from -9.5, and those for services declined markedly to 19 from 33. Meanwhile, retail trade sentiment remained stable at 29 in June. The consumer confidence index fell to -27.8 in June from -24.6 in the preceding month.
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