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Data may differ from the previously published ones due to rounding.

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ECONOMIC INDICATOR

The results are shown as the balance by individual questions. The balance is the difference between the share of positive and negative answers.

ECONOMIC INDICATOR

Confidence indicator

Confidence indicator in retail trade is an average of balances to questions on sales, expected sales, and the present volume of stock (the latter with inverted sign).
Unit: balance in percentage points.

ECONOMIC INDICATOR

Sales

Sales over the past 3 months: increased, remained unchanged, decreased?
Unit: balance in percentage points.

Volume of stocks

Assessment of the volume of stocks: too small, adequate (normal for the season), too large?
Unit: balance in percentage points.

Expected orders

Expectations on orders to place with total suppliers (domestic and foreign) in the next 3 months: up, unchanged, down?
Unit: balance in percentage points.

Expected sales

Expected sales for the next 3 months: increase, remain unchanged, decreased?
Unit: balance in percentage points.

Expected employment

Employment expectations for the next 3 months: up, unchanged, down?
Unit: balance in percentage points.

Selling prices expectations

Selling prices expectations for the next 3 months: up, unchanged, down?
Unit: balance in percentage points.

Uncertainty

The future development of your business situation: easy to predict, moderately easy to predict, moderately difficult to predict, difficult to predict?
Unit: balance in percentage points.