Services confidence index realized as 85.4Seasonally adjusted confidence index which was 79.4 for services in May increased by 7.5% in June to 85.4. In services sector; business situation, demand-turnover and demand-turnover expectation indices increased by 8.6%, 8% and 6.2% respectively compared to the previous month to 81.6, 79.1 and 95.6.

Retail trade confidence index realized as 93.2

Seasonally adjusted retail trade confidence index increased by 3.7% in June to 93.2. In retail trade sector; business activity-sales and business activity-sales expectation indices increased by 12% and 4.2% respectively compared to the previous month to 82.1 and 91.3. However current volume of stock index decreased by 2.4% to 106.3.

Seasonally adjusted sectoral confidence indices, June 2019

Construction confidence index realized as 50.4

Seasonally adjusted construction confidence index which was 49.8 in previous month increased by 1.3% in June to 50.4. In construction sector; total employment expectation index increased by 3.9% compared to the previous month to 63.6. However current overall order books index decreased by 2.8% to 37.3.

Seasonally adjusted sectoral confidence indices, sub-indices and the rate of
changes, June 2019

The next release on this subject will be on July 25, 2019.
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EXPLANATIONS

Sectoral confidence indices can take value between 0 and 200. It indicates an optimistic outlook when the index is above 100, but it indicates a pessimistic outlook when it is below 100.

Services confidence index realized as 83.1Seasonally adjusted confidence index which was 81.6 for services in March increased by 1.9% in April to 83.1. In services sector; business situation, demand-turnover and demand-turnover expectation indices increased by 2.1%, 1.7% and 1.9% respectively compared to the previous month to 78.9, 76 and 94.5.

Retail trade confidence index realized as 90.6

Seasonally adjusted retail trade confidence index decreased by 0.1% in April to 90.6. In retail trade sector; business activity-sales and current volume of stock indices decreased by 1.1% and 4.6% respectively compared to the previous month to 76.1 and 107.7. However business activity-sales expectation index increased by 7% to 87.9.

Seasonally adjusted sectoral confidence indices, April 2019

Construction confidence index realized as 53.9

Seasonally adjusted construction confidence index which was 54.1 in previous month decreased by 0.3% in April to 53.9. In construction sector; current overall order books index decreased by 1.8% compared to the previous month to 40.8. However total employment expectation index increased by 0.7% to 67.

Seasonally adjusted sectoral confidence indices, sub-indices and the rate of
changes, April 2019

The next release on this subject will be on May 23, 2019.
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EXPLANATIONS

Sectoral confidence indices can take value between 0 and 200. It indicates an optimistic outlook when the index is above 100, but it indicates a pessimistic outlook when it is below 100.