According to an opinion poll conducted by European Commission (EC) specialists, the population’s and companies’ confidence in the Romanian economy has continued to rise slightly in December last year, especially in what concerns the constructions and services sector, Mediafax informs. Thus, the EC indicator rose from 81.1 points in November to 81.6 points in December, following positive evolutions in November, October and September. Confidence in the constructions sector reported the highest hike, from -36.4 points in November to -33.8 points in December. Significant improvement was reported in the services sector too, from -4.1 points to 2 points.