2022 Edition 42 MONTHLY STATISTICAL BULLETIN In March 2022, in the context of the war against Ukraine: • The consumer confidence indicator declined sharply, after rising in the previous two months, making it the secondlargest month-on-month decline of the series, surpassed only by the decline in April 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic; • The balance of consumers' expectations on future price developments recorded the largest increase of the series, largely surpassing the previous maximum value; • The economic climate indicator decreased moderately, after having reached a similar level to that observed in February 2020 in the previous month and having shown irregular behaviour between July and January; Economic Climate Indicator Confidence indicators (BER*) (monthly seasonally adjusted basic series values) Consumers Confidence Indicator Manufacturing Industry Confidence Indicator A sharp decline in the consumer confidence indicator and a moderate decrease in the economic climate indicator * BER – Balance of extreme responses -4.0 0.9 -15.0 -10.0 -5.0 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 Mar-21 Apr-21 May-21 Jun-21 Jul-21 Aug-21 Sep-21 Oct-21 Nov-21 Dec-21 Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Total Production over the next 3 months -34.1 -21.4 -60.1 -70.0 -60.0 -50.0 -40.0 -30.0 -20.0 -10.0 0.0 10.0 Mar-21 Apr-21 May-21 Jun-21 Jul-21 Aug-21 Sep-21 Oct-21 Nov-21 Dec-21 Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Total Financial situation of the households over the last 12 months General economic situation in the country over the next 12 months -4.0 0.9 -15.0 -10.0 -5.0 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 Mar-21 Apr-21 May-21 Jun-21 Jul-21 Aug-21 Sep-21 Oct-21 Nov-21 Dec-21 Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Total Production over the next 3 months
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