Charts of the Week

The improvement in labour market conditions continues, while employment growth has moderated somewhat. The hiring of foreign labour, amid labour shortages, is strengthening. Demographic trends, alongside economic factors and the increase in the…

The level of activity in the export-oriented part of the economy remains high. Goods exports and manufacturing output remain close to the levels achieved after a significant jump at the beginning of the year. Road freight transport remains high as…

At the beginning of the second quarter turnover growth remained high in most market services. Turnover in trade also remained high, but its real growth was more moderate than last year. In June inflation rose somewhat due to the higher year-on-year…

Employment is increasing further, mainly on account of the hiring of foreign workers, but also, to a somewhat lesser extent than in previous years, the hiring of the unemployed. Wage growth is strengthening. Property prices also continue to rise,…

Activity in construction, which deteriorated for the second consecutive month in April due to worse weather conditions, remains high. After the strong growth early in the year, manufacturing output increased further, yet at a more moderate pace. The…

Exports of goods have been easing off in recent moths after strong growth at the beginning of the year, while the growth of goods imports has been strengthening amid robust domestic demand.

Economic growth remained high at the beginning of the year. The growth of exports and domestic consumption continued, the growth of construction investment standing out in particular; private consumption is also on the rise, consistent with the…

The growth of industrial producer prices on the domestic market is mainly driven by prices in electricity supply. Economic sentiment improved slightly in May, for the first time this year.

In the first quarter, favourable labour market developments continued; employment increased and the growth of wages strengthened. The construction sector recorded further growth in both the construction of civil-engineering works and the construction…

Exports and manufacturing output increased in the first quarter due to the acceleration at the beginning of the year. With uncertainty in the international environment, expectations regarding future exports and manufacturing output continue to…