Press release - Business confidence indicator (2017-03) PDF
(WorldNews Belgium)

2017-03-23 Links: NBB.Stat General information Monthly business survey - March 2017 Business confidence dips slightly in March The National Bank of Belgium`s business barometer has dropped back again slightly in March. The business climate has deteriorated sharply in the trade sector. And, for the first time in six months, confidence among entrepreneurs has weakened in business-related services too. In the manufacturing and building industries, the economic situation has stabilised over the last month. In trade, where the indicator has turned back down again after having shown a moderate upturn in February, all the components deteriorated, and particularly demand and employment forecasts....