After improvement came decline in the consumer confidence index

After the considerable improvement in the first quarter Nielsen’s consumer confidence index for Hungary declined a little, from 43 to 41 points in the second quarter. About the three components of the index: 14 percent of the 58-country survey’s participants said their personal finances would be better in the following twelve months; 6 percent had the same positive view of their workplace for the same period and 7 percent opined that now is a good time to buy what they fancy or need. Compared with the results of the second quarter in 2012, we can see considerable improvement: the index in the three categories was up 5, 3 and 3 percentage points, respectively.