According with the opinions expressed in the April 2018 Investment Survey (with an inquiring period between April 1st and the 28th June 2018), the entrepreneurial investment is expected to present a nominal increase of 5.1% in 2018 (upward revision from the estimated rate of 3.7% in the October 2017 survey). This survey also points to an increase in investment of 7.3% in 2017, representing an upward revision from the result of the October survey (5.5%).
In this survey, the diffusion indicator of investment (percentage of firms with investments or intending to invest) stood at 88.9%, 81.2% and 79.1%, for 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively, thus maintaining the downward evolution although at a higher levels than those observed in the October survey (88.5%, 80.2% and 77,2%, respectively).