India, May 29 -- Slovakia's economic sentiment weakened in May to the lowest level in just over one-and-a-half years, and consumers remained slightly more pessimistic, data from the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic showed on Thursday.

The economic sentiment index dropped to 96.7 in May from 99.7 in April.

Further, this was the lowest reading since October 2023, when it was 95.6.

Entrepreneurs in services, trade, and construction were negatively inclined, while producers in industry showed a moderate optimism, the survey said.

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Among components, the services confidence indicator worsened markedly to -1.3 in May from 8.3 in April. The retail trad...