Better consumer confidence index, but…

By: trademagazin Date: 2014. 07. 31. 10:04

The consumer confidence index improved by 4 points to 48 points in Q1 2014, mainly because the number of those grew who think positively about their personal finances in the next 12 months, and shopping willingness also rose. Three out of 10 consumers don’t have any money left having paid the bills and bought the food they need. As for the rest of Slovenian consumers, 30 percent said they save the money left 23-23 percent pay back loans or go on holiday, 15 percent decorate their homes and 14 percent buy new clothes. In FMCG retail the negative trend of recent years continued: value sales dropped 5 percent and volume sales fell 6 percent in the February-March from the level of one year earlier; average prices rose 1 percent.

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