In November, the Consumer confidence indicator decreased, after remaining relatively stable in the last five months, which followed the partial recovery observed in May and June of the greatest decrease in the series recorded in April.
The economic climate indicator decreased in November, interrupting the recovery profile observed in the previous six months, after reaching the minimum value of the series in April. In November, confidence indicators decreased in all sectors, Construction and Public Works, Trade, Services and Manufacturing Industry, more pronouncedly in the former case.
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