The Industry Survey’s preliminary figures for October 2018 indicate a 1.3-point drop in the Industry Confidence Index (ICI) compared to September, down to 94.8 points – the lowest level since September 2017.

The worsening is seen both in entrepreneurs’ assessments regarding the current moment and their expectations for the next few months. The Current Situation Index (ISA) would drop 1.6 point, down to 93.6 points, its third consecutive decrease. The Expectations index (IE) would drop 1.0 point, down to 96.1 points.

October’s preliminary results indicate a drop in the Industry Installed Capacity Usage Level (NUCI), falling 0.8 percentage point, down to 76.1%.

For the October 2018 preliminary figures, 794 companies were surveyed between October 1 and 17. The complete study is available on the website.