The business climate in industry remains favourable and the construction business is becoming even more active, according to the latest business survey of the National Statistical Institute (NSI) of September 10. Despite a slight improvement, the negative trends in retail trade are still valid. The "business climate" and "confidence" parameters in industry have kept their levels of last month, NSI reported. Demand is on the rise and the stocks of industrial enterprises are decreasing. However, even at the peak of the active construction season CEOs are reluctant to make favourable projections about production activity and business situation