Encuesta de Opinión Empresarial. Resultados mayo de 2022

Abstract

In May 2022, the Retail Confidence Index (RCI) stood at 39.0%, which represented the same value of the index compared to the previous month. This behavior was due to the drop of 3.4 pp in business current situation of companies in the sector, which was offset by an increase of 0.7 pp in business expectations for the next 6 months, as well as by a decrease of 2.6 pp in the level of stock.

The Industrial Confidence Index reached 14.5%, increasing 4.2 pp compared to the previous month. This result is due to an increase of 9.6 pp in the current volume of orders added to an increase of 7.3 pp in expected production in the next 3 months. On the other hand, the stock of finished goods at the end of this month registered an increase of 4.4 pp.

The industry installed capacity utilization was 77.7%, increasing 2.8 pp and 8.7 pp compared to February 2022 and May 2021, respectively. Additionally, business perception of the favorable economic and socio-political conditions to invest increased compared to the previous measurement. On the other hand, the construction sector in general registered an improvement in the current economic situation of companies and in the pace of construction compared to the first quarter of 2022, while the expectations of the sector for the next quarter decreased.