LATAM - Primary Consumer Sentiment Index - February 2018
The Thomson Reuters/Ipsos Monthly Primary Consumer Sentiment Index (PCSI) was released today for the following countries: Argentina, Brazil and Mexico.
Argentina
The Argentina Primary Consumer Sentiment (“Consumer Confidence”) Index (“PCSI”) as measured by the Thomson Reuters/Ipsos PCSI for February,2018 is down 2.6 percentage points over last month.
The monthly PCSI result is driven by the aggregation of the four, weighted, sub-Indices: the PCSI Employment Confidence (“Jobs”) Sub- Index which is down 0.3 points; the PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index which is down 0.1 points; the PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index which is down 5 points; and the PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index which is down 5.9 percentage points over last month.
Brazil
The Brazil Primary Consumer Sentiment (“Consumer Confidence”) Index (“PCSI”) as measured by the Thomson Reuters/Ipsos PCSI for February,2018 is down 2.5 percentage points over last month.
The monthly PCSI result is driven by the aggregation of the four, weighted, sub-Indices: the PCSI Employment Confidence (“Jobs”) Sub- Index which is down 2.7 points; the PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index which is up 1.2 points; the PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index which is down 5.1 points; and the PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index which is down 5.3 percentage points over last month.
Mexico
The Mexico Primary Consumer Sentiment (“Consumer Confidence”) Index (“PCSI”) as measured by the Thomson Reuters/Ipsos PCSI for February,2018 is down 1.5 percentage points over last month.
The monthly PCSI result is driven by the aggregation of the four, weighted, sub-Indices: the PCSI Employment Confidence (“Jobs”) Sub- Index which is down 1.9 points; the PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index which is up 2.2 points; the PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index which is down 2.8 points; and the PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index which is down 3.1 percentage points over last month.
