CONSUMER confidence rebounded in the second quarter following a dive during the first three months of 2018, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported on Friday.

The overall confidence index (CI) climbed to 3.8 percent compared to the 1.7 percent recorded in the first quarter (down from 9.5 percent at the end of 2017) and the 13.1 percent posted 12 months earlier.