The Industrial Confidence Indicator has decreased by 4 points, falling from –0.01 for the 2nd quarter to –0.05 for the 3rd quarter of 2004. This is due to decreases in all three components of the indicator, namely production plans for the next 3-4 months, assessment of the volume of new orders, and assessment of finished goods stocks. The most significant decline was observed with respect to the production plans of enterprises.