Latvia: Business sentiment up across economy in September 2025

Business sentiment in Latvia improved in all economic sectors in September 2025, according to the Central Statistical Bureau’s (CSP) latest survey, LSM reports. The business confidence indicator was 4.8% in retail trade, which was up 1.5 percentage points from August 2025. Business confidence stood at 1.7% in services (up 1.3 points), negative 3.5% in manufacturing (up 1.5 points), and negative 7.5% in construction (up 1.8 points). The overall economic uncertainty index was 10.0%, which was down 3.6 percentage points over a month. Economic uncertainty decreased in manufacturing, construction, and retail trade, but increased slightly in the services sector amid volatile consumer sentiment, CSP reported.