LATAM - Primary Consumer Sentiment Index - May 2018

Argentina

The Argentina Primary Consumer Sentiment (“Consumer Confidence”) Index (“PCSI”) as measured by the Thomson Reuters/Ipsos PCSI for May,2018 is down 5.6 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 4.8 points; the PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index which is down 7.6 points; the PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index which is down 5.3 points; and the PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index which is down 5.6 percentage points over last month.

Brazil

The Brazil Primary Consumer Sentiment (“Consumer Confidence”) Index (“PCSI”) as measured by the Thomson Reuters/Ipsos PCSI for May,2018 is up 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 1.9 points; the PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index which is down 0.4 points; the PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index which is up 4.8 points; and the PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index which is up 5.4 percentage points over last month.

Mexico

The Mexico Primary Consumer Sentiment (“Consumer Confidence”) Index (“PCSI”) as measured by the Thomson Reuters/Ipsos PCSI for May,2018 is up 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 down 0.2 points; the PCSI Economic Expectations (“Expectations”) Sub-Index which is up 1 points; the PCSI Investment Climate (“Investment”) Sub-Index which is up 0.3 points; and the PCSI Current Personal Financial Conditions (“Current Conditions”) Sub-Index which is up 0.4 percentage points over last month.