Press release - Business confidence indicator (2017-07) PDF
(WorldNews Belgium)

2017-07-25 Links: NBB.Stat General information Monthly business survey - July 2017 Business confidence picks up modestly in July The National Bank of Belgium`s business barometer has recovered a little in July, after two slight dips in a row. However, the underlying economic trend, measured by the smoothed overall synthetic curve, is still relatively flat, as it has been since the month of March. In July, the business climate has clearly revived in business-related services, completely wiping out the drop over the last four months. The economic situation has also firmed up considerably in the trade sector. By contrast, confidence among entrepreneurs has weakened in the building industry and,...