Buenos Aires, Feb 23 (NA) - The National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC) started the week by releasing a new piece of data. According to data published by the Institute, the business confidence indicator in the manufacturing industry stood at -20.1% according to the January 2026 assessment and expectations for February-April 2026. Despite the current negative figures, the organization has positive outlooks for the future. Specifically, regarding business trends, the industry expects a 17.6% increase and a 27.7% decrease for the February-April 2026 period, resulting in a balance of -4.1%. INDEC emphasizes that 'The Business Confidence Indicator (ICE) in the manufacturing industry is composed of the business opinion on future expectations of production volume, the current assessment of the total customer order portfolio, and the current assessment of the level of finished product stocks; it can take values between -100% and 100%'
