Business cycle survey - June 2021

The composite confidence indicator (economic sentiment indicator) – in the basis index form – increased by 4.3 percentage points to 104.0, m-o-m. Both components increased in June. The business confidence indicator increased by 4.6 percentage points to 103.7 (m-o-m), and the consumer confidence indicator increased by 2.7 percentage points to 105.5. Compared to June last year, the composite indicator, the business indicator, and the consumer confidence indicator are at a significantly higher level.

In industry, business confidence increased, m-o-m. The confidence indicator increased by 4.6 points to 108.2. The number of industrial companies rate their current total demand as more than satisfactory increased compared to May. The stock of finished products decreased. The share of entrepreneurs expecting the growth rate of production activity for the next three months increased, m-o-m. Business confidence in industry is significantly higher, y-o-y.

Confidence of entrepreneurs in the construction increased slightly, m-o-m. The confidence indicator growth by 0.6 points to 115.8 The share of entrepreneurs evaluating their current demand for construction work as insufficient increased slightly, m-o-m. Compared to May the share of respondents expecting an increase in the current number of employees in the next three months increased. Compared to June 2020, confidence in the construction industry is significantly higher.

Confidence in the trade sector increased. The confidence indicator growth by 5.4 points to 104.7, m-o-m. The share of entrepreneurs evaluating the overall economic situation as good increased significantly, m-o-m. The share of entrepreneurs who expect getting better the economic situation for the next three months remained almost unchanged in June. The stock of goods has decreased significantly, m-o-m. Confidence in trade is significantly higher, y-o-y.

Compared to May the confidence indicator in the selected service sector (including the banking sector) increased. The confidence indicator in June growth by 4.9 points to 97.6. The assessment of the current economic situation remained almost unchanged m-o-m. Compared to May the share of entrepreneurs positively evaluating the current total demand increased significantly. Similarly, the share of entrepreneurs expecting an improvement in demand in the next three months increased, m-o-m. The confidence indicator in the selected service is significantly higher, y-o-y.

Compared to May, consumer confidence indicator increased. The confidence indicator growth by 2.7 points to 105.5. The share of respondents expecting a deterioration in the overall economic situation for the next twelve months and their own financial situation did not change. Fears of rising unemployment fell for the third month in a row. On the contrary, in June the number of concerns about rising prices rose again, to a level approaching the maximum in May last year. The number of respondents who expect to save some money in the next twelve months increased slightly, m-o-m. Consumer confidence is significantly higher, y-o-y.

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Data for the business and consumer part of the business cycle surveys were collected from 1^st to 17^th June 2021.

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Responsible manager: Juraj Lojka, Director of Business Statistics Coordination and Business Cycle Surveys Department, tel. +420731439291,  e-mail: juraj.lojka@csu.gov.cz
Contact person: Jiri Obst, Head of Business Cycle Surveys Unit, tel. +420604815440, e-mail: jiri.obst@csu.gov.cz
Data source: CZSO business survey, Data Collect consumer survey (https://www.datacollect.cz)
End of data collection: June 17, 2021
Next News Release: July 26, 2021

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Business and Consumers Surveys are co-financed by grant agreements of the European Commission DG ECFIN.