Italy January consumer confidence 98.2 vs 96.0 expected

• Prior was 96.3
• Business Confidence 86.8 vs 85.5 prior

ISTAT comment: “In January 2025, the business confidence index rose for the
second consecutive month, returning for the first time to the level
estimated at April 2024. The increase in the indicator is driven by the
manufacturing sector and, above all, by the construction sector.

The climate of consumer confidence returns to increase after
three consecutive months of decline: the positive dynamics of the index
is the synthesis of overall evaluations improving especially on the
general economic situation and on the future one; opinions on the
personal and current frameworks are based on a more cautious optimism.”

This article was written by Giuseppe Dellamotta at www.forexlive.com.