Rio de Janeiro – The Intention of Household Consumption (ICF) increased 1.3% from December to January of this year. This is the second consecutive increase of the indicator when compared monthly. In the comparison with January 2015, however, the index decreased 35.3%, marking the 37th consecutive drop in this comparison. The data was released this Tuesday (19th) by the National Confederation of Commerce of Goods, Services and Tourism (CNC).
The 1.3% hike in the monthly comparison was followed by all seven items that are part of the ICF. The steepest surges occurred in consumption outlook (3.3%), moment for the purchase of durable goods (1.8%), professional perspective (1.5%) and current consumption level (1.4%).
According to CNC, the monthly rise was influenced by the improvement in expectations for the next months and is common in the beginning of a year.
On the other hand, the decline of 35.3% in the yearly comparison was caused by drops in the seven items: moment for durable goods (-50.2%), consumption outlook (-49.1%), current consumption level (-45.1%), purchases in installments (-38.6%), current income (-30.8%), professional perspective (-20.5%) and current employment (-19.5%).
*Translated by Sérgio Kakitani
