Business Confidence in Albania increased to -1.50 points in the first quarter of 2021 from -11 points in the fourth quarter of 2020. source: Bank of Albania

Business Confidence in Albania averaged -7.39 points from 2002 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 5.50 points in the second quarter of 2017 and a record low of -29.30 points in the second quarter of 2020. This page provides - Albania Business Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Albania Industry Confidence Indicator - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2021.

Business Confidence in Albania is expected to be -12.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Albania Industry Confidence Indicator is projected to trend around -6.00 points in 2022, according to our econometric models.

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Albania Industry Confidence Indicator

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-1.50 -11.00 5.50 -29.30 2002 - 2021 points Quarterly


Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2020-07-06 10:30 AM Q2 -29.7 -5.7 -8
2020-10-05 11:30 AM Q3 -20.3 -30.1 -17
2021-01-08 11:30 AM Q4 -11.7 -19.4 -17
2021-04-06 10:20 AM Q1 -1.5 -11.0 -7
2021-10-05 11:30 AM Q3
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Albania Industry Confidence Hits Over 1-Year High
The industry confidence indicator in Albania jumped to -1.5 in the first quarter of 2021, from -11.0 in the prior period, the highest value since the third quarter of 2019 and the first time above pre-pandemic levels. Improvements were mainly seen in production (7.6 from -12.8 in Q4); order books (-18.8 from -30.6); stock of inventories (-6.7 from -10.4); expectations of selling prices (7.7 from 3.1); and employment expectations (2.5 from -0.1). At the same time, the capacity utilization rate grew to 74.6 percent, from 72.2 percent in the previous quarter.
2021-04-06
Albania Industry Confidence Remains Weak in Q3
The industry confidence indicator in Albania increased by 9.7 points from the previous period to -20.3 in the third quarter of 2020, as coronavirus-induced restrictions were gradually lifted. Still, the indicator remains well below pre-pandemic levels. The production balance sub-index jumped by 21.9 points and the gauge for order books rose by 9.9 points. Meanwhile, stock of inventories contributed to the dynamic of the indicator slightly on the downside.
2020-10-05

Albania Industry Confidence Indicator
In Albania, the Industrial Confidence Indicator measures entrepreneurs’ sentiment about production expectations, employment, order books and stocks of finished products. The Index is seasonally adjusted and varies between -100 and 100. The ICI equals -100 when there is extreme lack of confidence, 0 indicates neutrality and 100 extreme confidence.