Compared to last month, concerns about the development of unemployment (31.5 vs 27.8 in January), as well as about the general economic situation (-52.8 vs -51.9) have increased.
However, survey respondents predicted a more positive development of their households' finances (-21.7 vs -22.1). Expectations for savings (-27.2 vs -27.7) also increased marginally.
A separate report showed, that in Slovakia the industrial confidence indicator fell by 2.4 points to -14.7 in February from a three-month high of -12.3 in the previous month.
The decline was influenced by the decrease in expected production, mainly in the production of machinery and equipment not classified elsewhere.