RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's industry confidence reached 114.5 points in December, marking a peak in six months, the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) announced Tuesday. ]. p$ ?3 k. a/ }4 z7 G S, }. x* o
The country's Industry Confidence Index (ICI) made a turnaround after the November figures fell to the lowest level in a year.$ d0 B2 U" u" \* A3 }& S2 q
According to the FGV, the increase registered in December could be attributed to the industrialists' optimism about Brazil's economic prospect.; {# O e% p( Q
The Present Situation Index (ISA), which measures the confidence in Brazil's current economic situation, was up 1.3 percent to 116.2 points in December, the highest since April.
3 |/ l+ P+ O3 k$ M$ e1 d b The Expectations Index (IE), which measures the industrialists' expectations for the next six months, reached 112.8 points in December, up 1.9 percent from November.2 k7 a2 U2 f, K: G- P
According to the FGV, 31 percent of industries planned to hire more employees in 2011, while 5.7 percent planned to cut staff.: y( A/ D! z( @! q: U c
A total of 31.6 percent considered the current demand level good, while 4.7 percent held the opposite opinion., \! B7 }) e8 Y3 g* D
The ICI survey, carried out between Dec. 2 and Dec. 23, involved 1,196 companies across Brazil, whose combined profits reached 625.9 billion reais (388 billion U.S. dollars) last year |
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