Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Consumer sentiment index 101.2 ... 100 million over the six months,



[Korea Selected financial newspaper reporters] showed that consumer sentiment has improved considerably compared to the previous month in width.

According to the Bank of Korea '4 May 2017 Consumer Trends survey, released on the 25th April Consumer Sentiment Index (CCSI) rose 4.5 points from the previous month to 101.2.

This beating the best in six months or after October (102.0) last year, the rise was the largest in three years and six months after 10 months (4.9 points) in 2013.

Consumer sentiment was carried over a baseline of 100 million in the year to bullish rebound this year from January, but fell to the lowest level since the global financial crisis to 93.3 in February half year.

CCSI will be called the reference value is more optimistic consumer sentiment higher than the long term average of 100 (2003-2016 long term average), meaning that less than 100 pessimistic.

The survey was conducted among 2200 households in cities across the country from 11 to 18 days, the response was 2,031 households.

But it considered that point, lower than in April last year (101.6), despite two months CCSI rise.

Consumer Sentiment Index (CSI) was found to have recognized greatly jotahjin game. Current economic judgment CSI climbed 10 points to 69 than the transfer. Future economic prospects as CSI 89 or 12 points played.

View CSI price level fell 1 point to 141 more passes.

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