Rio de Janeiro – The Industry Investment Intent Indicator tracked by think tank Fundação Getulio Vargas was up 7.9 points in quarter two from quarter one this year. It climbed to 107.9 points on a scale of zero to 200, the highest level since Q3 2014 (109.3 points). Scores higher than 100 points indicate optimism.
The rate of industrial companies that plan to increase investment in the next 12 months (25.6%) was higher than that of businesses that plan to invest less (17.7%). This hadn’t happened since the third quarter of 2015, when the rates had been 28.5% and 27.7%.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
