KYIV, March 16 – Consumer sentiment of Ukrainians in February 2020 deteriorated by 7.1 points, to 81.9 points on a 200-point scale, according to the website of Info Sapiens research agency.

"All the indicator's components decreased and the short-term economic expectations most of all," the agency said on its website.

"In February the Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) kept decreasing. Comparing to the peak level reached in September 2019, the index lost 16 points and almost a half of this decline (7 p.) happened in February regarding the January 2020. The most significant decrease happened in the west (19 p.), north and east (10 p. each) regions. The CCI in Kyiv and in the central region is stable," Info Sapiens analysts comment.