Italy's consumer confidence strengthened in February to the highest level in four months, while composite business confidence decreased slightly, survey data from the statistical office Istat showed on Thursday.
Consumer sentiment rose to 97.4 in February from 96.8 in the previous month. The expected score was 97.2.
Among components, the economic climate index improved to 99.1 in February from 97.4 in January, and the future climate rose to 93.1 from 92.3. Similarly, the index measuring the current climate increased to 100.7 from 100.1, and the personal climate index climbed somewhat from 96.6 to 96.8.
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