Latest data up to August 2019 show that the conditions were tighter during August and July compared with the March-June period. The average value of the FCI over the past 3 months was up 1.3% compared with the previous 3 months with all five constituent variables showing increases to varying degrees. Year-on-year the overall indicator was up 4.1%, while there was slight month-on-month decrease of 0.7% in August.
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