LATAM - Primary Consumer Sentiment Index - July 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 July,2018 is down 1.6 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 up 2 points; the PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index which is down 3.6 points; the PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index which is down 3.3 points; and the PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index which is down 2.7 percentage points over last month.
Brazil
The Brazil Primary Consumer Sentiment (“Consumer Confidence”) Index (“PCSI”) as measured by the Thomson Reuters/Ipsos PCSI for July,2018 is up 1.8 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 up 1.5 points; the PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index which is down 0.6 points; the PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index which is up 2.6 points; and the PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index which is up 3.7 percentage points over last month.
Mexico
The Mexico Primary Consumer Sentiment (“Consumer Confidence”) Index (“PCSI”) as measured by the Thomson Reuters/Ipsos PCSI for July,2018 is up 0.4 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 1.2 points; the PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index which is up 5.1 points; the PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index which is down 1.5 points; and the PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index which is down 2.4 percentage points over last month.
