LATAM - Primary Consumer Sentiment Index - March 2017

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 March,2017 is down 2.7 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 2.9 points; the PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index which is down 3.6 points; the PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index which is down 2.3 points; and the PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index which is down 1.6 percentage points over last month.

Brazil

The Brazil Primary Consumer Sentiment (“Consumer Confidence”) Index (“PCSI”) as measured by the Thomson Reuters/Ipsos PCSI for March,2017 is down 0.5 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 up 0.2 points; the PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index which is down 0.6 points; the PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index which is down 0.8 points; and the PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index which is down 0.3 percentage points over last month.

Mexico

The Mexico Primary Consumer Sentiment (“Consumer Confidence”) Index (“PCSI”) as measured by the Thomson Reuters/Ipsos PCSI for March,2017 is up 6.3 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 5.2 points; the PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index which is up 8.9 points; the PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index which is up 5.5 points; and the PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index which is up 4.6 percentage points over last month.

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