March 20 (Reuters) - Denmark's consumer confidence index was unchanged at 8.5 points in March compared to the previous month, the statistics office said on Tuesday. March 2018 Poll Feb 2018 FY 2017 Consumer confidence 8.5 8.0 8.5 6.9 The monthly survey asks a cross section of Denmark's population its views on current personal and national economic trends, along with consumer intentions for the coming months. The respondents answer on a scale between plus 100 and minus 100 with 100 being "much better", 50 being "slightly better", 0 being "unchanged", minus 50 being "slightly worse" and minus 100 being "much worse". For further details in Danish, Thomson Reuters Eikon users can click on www.dst.dk (Reporting by Copenhagen newsroom)