Brazil’s Industrial Business Confidence Index rose 1.3 points to 46.2 in October 2026 from September. Despite the improvement, the index remained below the 50-point threshold, marking 22 consecutive months of pessimism in the industrial sector. The increase was driven entirely by improved expectations, particularly regarding companies’ own business conditions. The Expectations Index climbed 2.1 points to 49.3, with the component measuring expectations for companies’ own business conditions rising 1.0 point to 52.3. Expectations for Brazil’s economy increased 4.3 points to 43.4. Meanwhile, the Current Conditions Index fell 0.2 point to 40.0, its lowest level since July 2020. The decline reflected a more negative assessment of companies’ own conditions, with that component dropping 0.5 point to 43.3. In contrast, the assessment of Brazil’s economic conditions rose 0.3 point to 33.3. source: Confederacao Nacional da Industria (CNI)
Business Confidence in Brazil increased to 46.20 points in October from 44.90 points in September of 2026. Business Confidence in Brazil averaged 53.72 points from 2004 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 68.30 points in January of 2010 and a record low of 34.50 points in April of 2020. This page provides - Brazil Business Confidence - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Brazil Business Confidence - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2026.
Business Confidence in Brazil increased to 46.20 points in October from 44.90 points in September of 2026. Business Confidence in Brazil is expected to be 47.50 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Brazil Business Confidence is projected to trend around 48.50 points in 2027 and 52.00 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.