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New Zealand Business Confidence
Business Confidence in New Zealand decreased to -66.60 percent in April from -63.50 percent in March of 2020. Business Confidence in New Zealand averaged 3.61 percent from 1970 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 80.90 percent in February of 1994 and a record low of -76.40 percent in December of 1974. In New Zealand, the business confidence index is designed to provide a snapshot of business opinions regarding the expected future state of their business and economy overall. The survey covers around 700 respondents. The Net index is calculated by subtracting the percentage number of businesses that expect that the economic situation improves from the number that expect decline. This page provides - New Zealand Business Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
Ecuador Business Confidence
Business Confidence in Ecuador decreased to 1414.30 points in March from 1463.10 points in February of 2020. Business Confidence in Ecuador averaged 1038.75 points from 2009 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 1474.80 points in December of 2019 and a record low of 402.80 points in November of 2009. In Ecuador, the Business Confidence Index Índice de Confianza Empresarial (ICE) summarizes the business expectations about the economic situation of the company and the country in general. The Index is obtained by measuring the business confidence in the Industrial, Construction, Commercial and Services sectors. This page provides - Ecuador Business Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
Saudi Arabia Business Confidence
Business Confidence in Saudi Arabia increased to 3 in the second quarter of 2016 from -12 in the first quarter of 2016. Business Confidence in Saudi Arabia averaged 30.10 from 2009 until 2016, reaching an all time high of 63 in the third quarter of 2011 and a record low of -12 in the first quarter of 2016. Business Confidence in Saudi Arabia is reported by the Dun & Bradstreet. In Saudi Arabia, the Business Optimism Index (BOI) assesses the level of optimism that business executives in the hydrocarbon sector have about current and expected developments regarding sales, profits, selling prices, orders, inventories and employment. The index is based on a sample which includes business executives from Saudi Arabia´s mining, oil and gas companies. Business confidence is measured on a scale of -100 to 100, where levels above 0 indicate optimism, 0 neutrality and below 0 pessimism. This page provides - Saudi Arabia Business Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
Malta Business Confidence
Business Confidence in Malta decreased to 52.10 points in April from 87.50 points in March of 2020. Business Confidence in Malta averaged 99.68 points from 2002 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 121 points in December of 2017 and a record low of 52.10 points in April of 2020. In Malta, the Business Climate Indicator measures the current situation of the businesses and its future prospects. The questionnaire focuses on: production trends in recent months, order books, export order books, stocks and production expectations. The indicator is computed through the estimation of a factor-model and summarizes the common information contained in the surveys. A rise in the indicator will point to an upswing in activity and an improvement in the business climate. This page provides the latest reported value for - Malta Business Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.
Kazakhstan Business Confidence
Business Confidence in Kazakhstan decreased to 2 points in the first quarter of 2020 from 5 points in the fourth quarter of 2019. Business Confidence in Kazakhstan averaged 7.08 points from 2008 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 15 points in the fourth quarter of 2010 and a record low of -2 points in the second quarter of 2009. In Kazakhstan, the business confidence index of industry enterprises is calculated as an average of the “balances” of assessments of the level of formed factual demand and stock of finished products (the latter – with a reverse sign) as well as expected changes of production output, in percent. The balance implies the difference between the proportions of respondents who noted “increase” and “decrease” of a particular indicator of economic activity of a surveyed enterprise, in percent. This page provides - Kazakhstan Business Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
Armenia Business Confidence
Business Confidence in Armenia increased to 53.50 Index Points in the first quarter of 2017 from 52.10 Index Points in the fourth quarter of 2016. Business Confidence in Armenia averaged 55.99 Index Points from 2005 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 69.50 Index Points in the first quarter of 2007 and a record low of 38.40 Index Points in the first quarter of 2009. The business climate index is calculated based on companies' estimations of the current and expected output in industry, construction, trade and services. The values range from 0 to 100. 0 indicates expectations of 100 percent fall, 50 indicates stable growth and 100 indicates 100 percent growth. . This page provides - Armenia Business Confidence- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
Austria Business Confidence
Business Confidence in Austria decreased to -30.30 points in April from -11.10 points in March of 2020. Business Confidence in Austria averaged -4.02 points from 1985 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 15.20 points in February of 2007 and a record low of -37.80 points in March of 2009. In Austria, the Business Climate Indicator measures the current situation of the businesses and its future prospects. The questionnaire focuses on: production trends in recent months, order books, export order books, stocks and production expectations. The indicator is computed through the estimation of a factor-model and summarizes the common information contained in the surveys. A rise in the indicator will point to an upswing in activity and an improvement in the business climate. This page provides - Austria Business Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
Dominican Republic Business Confidence
Business Confidence in Dominican Republic increased to 57.40 Index Points in the second quarter of 2019 from 55.80 Index Points in the first quarter of 2019. Business Confidence in Dominican Republic averaged 54.45 Index Points from 2009 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 58.80 Index Points in the fourth quarter of 2014 and a record low of 47.80 Index Points in the first quarter of 2011. In Dominican Republic, the Industrial Confidence Index (ICI) is based on a survey of around 300 industrial companies. The index assesses the level of optimism that executives have about current and expected production, demand and inventories. The index is measured on a scale of 0 to 100, where levels above 50 indicate optimism, 50 neutrality and below 50 pessimism. This page provides - Dominican Republic Business Confidence- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
New Caledonia Business Confidence
Business Confidence in New Caledonia increased to 86.80 points in the second quarter of 2019 from 85.60 points in the first quarter of 2019. Business Confidence in New Caledonia averaged 93.49 points from 2009 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 107.30 points in the fourth quarter of 2009 and a record low of 81.50 points in the first quarter of 2016. The business climate indicator in New Caledonia measures the expectations of entrepreneurs about the economic situation in the country. The index above 100 indicates an improving outlook and below 100 a deteriorating outlook. This page provides - New Caledonia Business Confidence- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
Mauritius Business Confidence
Business Confidence in Mauritius increased to 161.50 Index Points in the second quarter of 2019 from 159.60 Index Points in the first quarter of 2019. Business Confidence in Mauritius averaged 103.55 Index Points from 2010 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 161.50 Index Points in the second quarter of 2019 and a record low of 77.50 Index Points in the third quarter of 2014. In Mauritius, the MCCI Business Confidence Indicator measures the change in the overall awareness of business activity for firms from the main sectors of the economy (Services, Wholesale/Retail Trade and Manufacturing). The indicator shows the perception of entrepreneurs about the situation of their businesses, the level of firm orders, and the expectations on the evolution of affairs during the next three months, the outlook for hiring and the level of finished goods inventory. The MCCI is computed by weighting the responses of entrepreneurs according to the size of their business. A value above 100 indicates an improving outlook and a value below 100 indicates a deteriorating outlook. This page provides - Mauritius Business Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
Sri Lanka Business Confidence
Business Confidence in Sri Lanka increased to 78 points in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 64 points in the third quarter of 2019. Business Confidence in Sri Lanka averaged 93.23 points from 2014 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 136 points in the third quarter of 2014 and a record low of 61 points in the fourth quarter of 2018. In Sri Lanka, the Business Condition Index measures entrepreneurs’ sentiment about current business situation and expectation about business conditions. It includes Profitability, Skilled Labour Availability, Demand, Sales and Capacity Utilization. A value over 100 means business sentiment has improved and under 100 means business sentiment has worsened. The value 100 indicates neutrality. This page provides - Sri Lanka Business Confidence- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
Nigeria Business Confidence
Business Confidence in Nigeria decreased to 6.60 points in March from 26.60 points in February of 2020. Business Confidence in Nigeria averaged 15.67 points from 2008 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 41.10 points in June of 2011 and a record low of -29 points in December of 2016. In Nigeria, the Business Expectations Survey is based on a sample of 1850 companies and provides advance indication of change in the overall business activity. It is a quarterly survey of nationwide leading firms from the main sectors of the economy: Services, Industrial, Wholesale/Retail Trade and Construction. The overall index is computed as the percentage share of firms that have an “improving outlook” less percentage share of firms that have a “deteriorating outlook”. This page provides - Nigeria Business Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
Cape Verde Business Confidence
Business Confidence in Cape Verde increased to 15 points in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 12 points in the third quarter of 2019. Business Confidence in Cape Verde averaged 2.68 points from 2002 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 20 points in the fourth quarter of 2007 and a record low of -15 points in the first quarter of 2015. In Cape Verde, Survey of Economic Climate, published by INE, measures the level of optimism that people who run companies in industrial and commercial sectors have about the performance of the economy and how they feel about their organizations’ prospects. Survey incorporates questions about investment climate, export activity, capacity utilization levels and employment. This page provides - Cape Verde Business Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
Albania Industry Confidence Indicator
Business Confidence in Albania decreased to -4.80 points in the first quarter of 2020 from -1.60 points in the fourth quarter of 2019. Business Confidence in Albania averaged -6.93 points from 2002 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 5.40 points in the third quarter of 2006 and a record low of -27 points in the first quarter of 2009. In Albania, the Industrial Confidence Indicator measures entrepreneurs’ sentiment about production expectations, employment, order books and stocks of finished products. The Index is seasonally adjusted and varies between -100 and 100. The ICI equals -100 when there is extreme lack of confidence, 0 indicates neutrality and 100 extreme confidence. This page provides - Albania Business Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
Spain Business Confidence
Business Confidence in Spain decreased to -35.10 points in April from -7.10 points in March of 2020. Business Confidence in Spain averaged -10.41 points from 1980 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 8.60 points in September of 1997 and a record low of -38.80 points in March of 2009. In Spain, the Industrial Confidence Indicator (ICI) measures the level of optimism of entrepreneurs for the future development of industrial activity. The ICI is conducted based on the sample of 2500 enterprises representing different sizes, regions and sectors of Spanish economy. The response rate is around 60 percent. ICI is measured on a scale of -100 (extreme lack of confidence) to +100 (extreme confidence). This page provides the latest reported value for - Spain Business Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.
Chile Business Confidence
Business Confidence in Chile decreased to 31.74 points in April from 40.70 points in March of 2020. Business Confidence in Chile averaged 52.32 points from 2003 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 64.43 points in February of 2005 and a record low of 31.74 points in April of 2020. In Chile, the business confidence index (IMCE, Indicador Mensual de Confianza Empresarial) is based on a survey of about 600 business executives from manufacturing, mining, construction and trade industries. The index measures the level of optimism that executives have about current and expected developments regarding production, demand, inventories, utilization capacity, selling prices, salaries, employment, supply costs and investments. The IMCE also assesses the level of optimism regarding the global performance of the economy and the general business environment. The IMCE is measured on a scale of 0 to 100, where levels above 50 indicate optimism, 50 neutrality and below 50 pessimism. This page provides - Chile Business Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
Denmark Business Confidence
Business Confidence in Denmark decreased to -22 points in April from -7 points in March of 2020. Business Confidence in Denmark averaged -1.64 points from 2005 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 14 points in September of 2006 and a record low of -33 points in February of 2009. In Denmark, the tendency survey in manufacturing provides information on the current situation as well as expectations for the coming three months for the manufacturing industries. The most important variables used in the survey are production, employment, new orders, sales prices, investment plans and limits to production. This page provides the latest reported value for - Denmark Business Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.