September 26 (SeeNews) - Slovenia’s consumer confidence indicator declined by 1 percentate point (pp) in September, after remaining unchanged in the preceding month, the country's statistical office said.
In annual terms, consumer confidence declined by 19 pps in September, the statistical office said in a statement posted on its website.
The monthly decrease in the confidence indicator resulted from more pessimistic consumer expectations about households’ finances by 5 pps and about the country’s economy, down 2 pps. On the other hand, expectations about major purchases slightly improved by 1 pp. Consumer opinion on current households’ finances remained at the level of the previous month.
All four components of the consumer confidence indicator deteriorated at the annual level, with expectations about households’ finances falling by 26 pps, about the country’s economy by 20 pps, current households’ finances by 18 pps, and expectations for major purchases by 12 pps.