Slovakia economic sentiment lowest since October 2009

Analysis

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Slovakia’s economic sentiment weakened to the lowest level recorded in more than a decade in April amid the COVID-19 pandemic, data from the Slovak Statistical Office (SÚSR) shows. 

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The economic sentiment index dropped to 83.8 in April from 97.9 in March. This was the lowest reading recorded since October 2009.

Among components, the industrial confidence index decreased to -42.3 in April from -3 in the previous month. The morale in construction fell to -44.5 and that in retail trade decreased to -3.3 in April.

Services confidence weakened to -49.3 in April from -1 in the previous month. Consumer confidence index decreased to -41.9 in April from -7.8 in the preceding month, SÚSR said on April 29.

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