HELSINKI: The Confederation of Finnish Industries survey figures showed, Finland’s business confidence improved in March. According to data of the survey the manufacturing confidence index rose to -7 in March from -8 in February. The reading is currently well below its long term average score of +1.0.
Confidence indicator in the construction sector improved slightly in March, with the corresponding index rising to -21 from -24 in the previous month.At the same time, the service sector confidence indicator was almost unchanged in March. It marked +2, up from +1 in February.The retail trade confidence indicator improved to -19 in March from -22 in the prior month. Sales volumes are expected to decrease further.