Optimism among Filipino households has dropped anew but sentiment overall remains positive, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported on Friday.

The central bank’s fourth quarter Consumer Expectations Survey (CES) saw the confidence index (CI) decline to 9.5 percent — down for the second consecutive quarter — from the third quarter’s 10.2 percent.

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