The results of the latest IEER SME Outlook business climate survey reveal that the economic condition remains the same as that in the previous quarter: the Business Climate Index increased from 27 to 28 points. This is due to the fact that the vast majority of the sub-indicators stagnated compared to July 2016. Only three sub-indicators moved relative to the previous quarter: the production of level of the previous quarter dropped significantly, however, the expected business situation and the expected profitability slightly increased compared to July.

The Uncertainty Index is at a current level of 38 points, which is 2 point higher than in the previous quarter (it was 33 points in July 2016). The value of the Uncertainty Index indicates that the current trend is not uniform within the private sector, and that it will continue to be confined to one part of the economy and will not be felt by all small and medium sized companies.

In sum, we can assess that the Business Climate Index dropped to 27 points in July 2016 and 28 points in October 2016 compared to the peak of April 2016 (33 points).