Confidence from consumers in six major urban centers in Africa remained low again in October. The KASI Consumer Confidence index, the KIC Score rose slightly 2 points to +7 from +5 in September. The current economic conditions metric remained negative at -20 while the economic expectations metric remained positive at +17. The October readings of the KIC score range from -2 (Abidjan) to +22 (Douala). This is a somewhat a tighter range than the September readings, where the KIC

Confidence from consumers in six major urban centers in Africa dropped again in September. The KASI Consumer Perception index, the KIC Score dropped 5 points to +5 from +10 in August. The current economic conditions metric remained negative at -21 while the economic expectations metric remained positive at +16. The September readings of the KIC score range from -13 (Abidjan) to +20 (Douala). This is a somewhat a tighter range than the August readings, where the KIC ranged fro