Italy's consumer confidence decreased in June after showing some resilience in the previous month, while composite business confidence rose to the highest level in four months, survey data from the statistical office Istat showed on Friday.
Consumer sentiment dropped to 96.1 in June from 96.5 in the previous month.
Among components, the personal climate index weakened to 94.8 in June from 96.1 in May, and the future climate remained stable at 93.7. The index measuring the current climate dropped to 97.9 from 98.6, while the economic climate index strengthened from 97.5 to 99.6.
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