Companies’ efforts to increase prices did not ease in February either

KI’s economic sentiment index fell in February after a January rise, within the statistical margin of error. According to a survey conducted by GKI Economic Research Co. with the support of the EU, business expectations deteriorated, especially in industry, whereas consumer expectations improved slightly. The intention of the business sector to in-crease prices further strengthened, especially among service companies, which became more optimistic in all respects in February. More…