Peru: Businesses grow more pessimistic in April
The business confidence indicator declined from March’s 59.6 to 55.9 in April, but nevertheless remained above the 50-point threshold that separates optimism from pessimism, where it has been for two years.
April’s decline came on the back of a broad-based deterioration in the sub-components of the index. Companies had worse prospects on the general economic situation, as well as on demand prospects. Moreover, firms had less favorable expectations for the next 3 and 12 months regarding the general economy and their company’s demand. Additionally, firms had less optimistic expectations on the sector’s economic prospects in the next 3 and 12 months, and on their company’s economic outlook in the next 3 months. Furthermore, companies had less favorable yet positive hiring intentions for the next 3 and 12 months. On the other hand, firms had slightly more positive expectations on the company’s situation in the next 12 months.