Current and future consumer sentiment down in December

Both current and future consumer sentiments are lower in December than a month earlier, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) said.
The current consumer confidence index (BWUK) was 4.3 ( 2.4 percentage points lower than last month). In relation to December 2018, the current value of BWUK is higher by 3.2 percentage points.

The leading consumer confidence index (WWUK), synthetically describing the individual consumption trends expected in the coming months, dropped by 3.0 percentage points compared to the previous month and was at the level of -0.8.

In December this year, however, WWUK achieved a value of 1.0 percentage point higher than in the corresponding month of 2018.

(PAP)