INCREASE IN CONFIDENCE OF TRADE

The entrepreneur confidence index of Commerce (ICEC) scored high of 2.3%, from 98.3 in August to 100.6 points in September, on a scale ranging from 0 (total pessimism) to 200 points (a total optimism), according to data from FecomercioSP. There was an increase also in the entrepreneur's Expectation index of Commerce (IEEC), which grew 5.4 percent to 138.9 points, along with the high of 0.8% on the index trade Businessman's investment (IIEC), presenting the prospect of improvement in the future. Despite the high, the index of current conditions of trade Businessman (ICAEC) fell 1.5% to 66.2 points.