S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 The Industry Confidence Index (ICI) issued by the Getulio Vargas Foundation\u2019s Brazilian Institute of Economics (Ibre\/FGV, in the Portuguese acronym) was up up 1.4% from July to August, from 102.7 points to 104.1 points. It was the highest score since July 2011, and still it remains below the historical average of 105.5 points.<\/p>\n
The survey\u2019s Current Scenario Index was up 2.4% to 105.1 points, the highest score since July 2011, indicating that companies\u2019 assessments of the present situation have improved. <\/p>\n
The Expectations Index was up 0.3% to 103.1 points. "The general results show that the industry\u2019s pace is slowly picking up throughout the quarter, and expectations are still cautious regarding the next few months," according to the Ibre\/FGV.<\/p>\n
The index measuring satisfaction with the current state of business was up 5.2% from last month, at 112.2 points. The share of companies which regarded the current scenario as good went from 22.0% to 24.4%, while those to which the scenario is weak went from 15.3% to 12.2%.<\/p>\n
Optimism regarding business perspectives in the next six months was up 2.2% to 143.2 points. The rate of companies which expect business to improve went from 48.8% to 51.9%, while 8.7% of the companies surveyed expect a turn for the worse.<\/p>\n
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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