The Industrial Confidence Indicator has decreased by 2 points, falling from –0.05 for the 3rd quarter to –0.07 for the 4th quarter of 2005. 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