RMB/BER Business Confidence Index

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RMB/BER Business Confidence Index

The BER takes the percentage of respondents that rates prevailing conditions as satisfactory as indicator or proxy of business confidence. The composite RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (BCI) is the unweighted mean of five sectoral indices, namely that of manufactures, building contractors, retailers, wholesalers and new vehicle dealers. Business confidence can vary between 0 and 100, where 0 indicates an extreme lack of confidence, 50 neutrality and 100 extreme confidence. Click here for more information on how the BER’s business surveys are conducted.

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RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (History Data), 2026

Date Uploaded: September 02 2026 12:00


The RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (BCI) edged down by 1 point to 38 in the third quarter of 2026, little changed from the 39 recorded in the second quarter. The latest result suggests that the sharp eight-point decline in confidence recorded in the second quarter has neither deepened nor been reversed. Overall, business sentiment remains subdued, with firms still awaiting renewed impetus to lift confidence and activity.