Business Tendency Statistics Third Quarter 2021
Within the sectors covered, all sectors anticipate unfavourable business conditions for the third quarter 2021 in light of severe and prolonged COVID-19 pandemic in this country. The confidence indicator of the Wholesale & Retail Trade sector plunge to negative trajectory with -39.4 per cent as compared to +5.6 per cent in the second quarter of 2021 due to both subsectors namely Wholesale Trade and Retail Trade are less confident towards their business situation in the next three months. Meanwhile, the Industry and Services sectors indicate more pessimistic with confidence indicator dropped to -11.0 per cent and -22.8 per cent respectively in the third quarter from -1.5 per cent and -6.1 per cent recorded in the previous quarter.