The Consumer Confidence Index (ICC) in barranquilla it fell by 8.2 percentage points in April this year from March to -14.6%.
According to the results of the monthly consumer survey Fe developmentat the national level, the indicator remained relatively stable, but remained negative, at -17.5%, with an increase of 0.3 percentage point (pps) compared to March this year.
Fedesarrollo explains that this result was mainly due to an increase of 0.8 percentage point in the index of consumer expectations, which was faced with a decrease of 0.3 percentage point in the index of economic conditions.
When the results of the first month of the second quarter of 2022 are compared with those of the first quarter, a decrease is observed in consumers’ assessment of the situation of the country and the situation of their households, while it is consumers to buy durable goods.
Source: El heraldo
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