Major findings

• The overall business climate was slightly improving during recent surveys, but this survey shows a deterioration compared to the same periods of 2016.
• The surveyed businesses' level of confidence regarding their current condition and as well as their expectations regarding the coming six months have deteriorated compared to the previous survey.
• In contrast to three previous surveys of 2017, no region has reported a positive business climate indicator.
• Agriculture expects the highest rate of employment (3.1) and Construction the lowest (-25.7).
• Since the last season of 2016 manufacturing has gradually dropped in sectoral ranking.
• Large companies keep improving, while SMEs suffer from a worsening business condition.
• Businesses have reported that their order books keep shrinking.

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