This increase in economic confidence index stemmed from the increases in consumer, services and retail trade confidence indices.

Consumer confidence index increased by 0.4% and became 67.6, services confidence index increased by 6.1% and became 121.7, retail trade confidence index increased by 1.7% and became 121.4 in May compared to the previous month.

On the other hand, real sector (manufacturing industry) confidence index decreased by 0.7% and became 107.0, construction confidence index decreased by 2.2% and became 81.6 in May. (ILKHA)