Israel: Consumer confidence worsens in January, while business confidence picks up
Confidence among Israeli households worsened from minus 7 in December to minus 9 in January, according to the Central Bank’s new survey (which has a different set of subsectors compared to the previous survey which ran until December 2019). Households grew less upbeat regarding their personal financial situation and were less willing to make major purchases.
Meanwhile, business sentiment increased from 24 in December to 27 in January.