Main Economic & Financial Indicators Eurozone

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1 Main Economic & Financial Indicators Eurozone 01 OCTOBER 2014 AKIKO DARVELL ASSOCIATE ECONOMIST ECONOMIC RESEARCH OFFICE (LONDON) T +44(0) E akiko.darvell@uk.mufg.jp The Bank of TokyoMitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. A member of MUFG, a global financial group Overview The Eurozone economy is stagnating. Real GDP growth was flat in Q2 as contracted by % q/q mainly due to weatherrelated swings in construction investment while slid back into recession, shrinking by % q/q after a % q/q contraction in Q1. Looking ahead, decrease in exports and negative impact on business investment on the back of the heightening tensions between Russia and Ukraine are the main downward risks to the Eurozone economy. Following the introduction of negative interest rates on deposit facilities and TLTRO (Targeted LongerTerm Refinancing Operations) in June, the European Central Bank (ECB) took further monetary easing measures in September. The ECB cut the policy rate by 10bps to 5%, and announced that it will begin the purchase of assetbacked securities (ABS) and covered bonds from October. Despite these additional measures, the financial markets expect further monetary easing measures by the bank as another fall in inflation to % y/y in September raised the risk of deflation further in the Eurozone. (q/q, %) Real GDP and contributions (year) Inventory and others Net Exports Gross Fixed Capital Formation Government expenditure Private consumption GDP 1

2 Output Industrial production (seasonally adjusted) increased % m/m in July after decreasing for two consecutive months. Meanwhile, the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector fell to 5, the lowest level since July Looking at the breakdown by countries, stood at 49.9, falling below the 50 mark, which indicates contraction in activities. Consumption, Labour Markets, Consumer Confidence Retail sales decreased % m/m in July after expanding for six consecutive months. The number of employees has started to increase since the start of this year. In Q2, it rose by % y/y. The number of people unemployed has simultaneously been decreasing, pushing unemployment down, albeit at a slower rate. That being said, the unemployment rate is still at a high level, standing at 1% in August. Adding to this, wage growth has been slow, limiting the extent of improvement in the labour market. Meanwhile, consumer confidence started to recover in 2013, and reached the precrisis longterm average (1, average between 1985 and 2008) in March this year. However, consumer confidence has been falling again since June owing to rising concerns over the economic outlook and employment reflecting the recent economic slowdown in the Eurozone Prices Consumer Confidence, Inflation (Balance) (year) HCIP Consumer Confidence (RHS) The inflation rate decelerated from % in August to % y/y in September (flash estimate). A fall in energy and unprocessed food prices pulled overall prices down. Core inflation, which excludes more volatile items such as food and energy, also fell from % y/y in August to % y/y

3 Interest Rates, Foreign Exchange Markets Policy Rate: The ECB cut its policy rate by 10bps to 5% and also changed its negative interest rate on deposit facilities from % to % at its September meeting. The bank announced that it will begin the purchase of assetbacked securities (ABS) and covered bonds from October. Assets eligible for purchase have been expanded from loans to smallandmedium sized businesses to other nonfinancial corporations. The programme also includes the purchase of propertyrelated securities such as RMBS (residential mortgagebacked securities). Market rate (August): s 10year bond yields started at 4% in August. The yields took a downward trend on the back of rising geopolitical risks over the situations in Ukraine and the Middle East, the rising expectation for the ECB to take additional monetary easing measures on the back of the weak Eurozone economy as well as the rising concerns over deflation risks, which fell below % on Aug 28th. Subsequently, the yield rose reflecting the start of a political dialogue between Russia and Ukraine as well as an ECB member raising doubts over the ECB s asset purchase programme up until midseptember. The yield fell again as ECB president Mario Draghi insisted that the ECB stands ready to use additional unconventional tools, if needed, to spur inflation, and finished at around %. (%) Interest rate (%) 10year German bonds yield (RHS) 3M EURIBOR Refinance Rate 01/14 02/1403/14 04/14 05/14 06/14 07/14 08/14 09/14 (month/year) Foreign Exchange Market (August): The euro exchange rate started at US$3 in August. The euro then slid down, reflecting the favourable economic indicators in the US. Concerns over deflation risks and a fall in business and consumer confidence in the Eurozone also weighed down on the euro, which fell to around US$6, nearly 10% lower than the recent peak recorded in May (EUR/USD) Foreign exchange rates EUR/USD EUR/JPY(RHS) (EUR/JPY) /14 2/14 3/14 4/14 5/14 6/14 7/14 8/14 9/14 (month/year) 3

4 1. Annual and quarterly data /Q2 Q3 Q4 14/Q1 Q2 Q3 Real GDP* Domestic demand Contribution Net exports Contribution Total Industrial Production (excluding construction) 3.4 * ** Manufacturing Construction Retail sales * Producer prices Manufacturing 5.3 Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) Core inflation Employment Unemployment * % of labour force Unit labour costs * Compensation per employee * Labour Productivity * Markit Purchasing Manager's Manufacturing sector Indices (PMI) Service sector Economic sentiment Manufacturing Business and consumer Construction surveys (confidence) * Services Retail trade Consumer Exports (EUR bn) Imports (EUR bn) Trade balance (EUR bn) Balance of payments, Current account (EUR bn) Foreign reserves End period (USD bn ) Money supply(m3) End period 2.9 Refinance rates End period (%) month money market rates y govt. bond yields () USD/EUR exchange rates GBP/EUR exchange rates YEN/EUR exchange rates Note : The upper line is the quarterly percentage change, the lower line is the annual percentage change unless otherwise indicated. * seasonally adjusted ** adjusted for variations in the number of working days PMI indices show that above 50 indicates expansion, below 50 indicates contraction. Unemployment rate=unemployed total/total labour force. Interest rates and foreign exchange rates are period averages. 4

5 2. Monthly data 02/ Real GDP * Domestic demand Contributions No figures on monthly basis Net exports Contributions Total Industrial Production * ** (excluding construction) Manufacturing Construction Retail sales * Producer's prices Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) Employment Unemployment Unit labour cost * Compensation per employee * Labour Productivity * Manufacturing Core inflation No figures on monthly basis % of labour force No figures on monthly basis Markit Purchasing Manager's Manufacturing sector Indices (PMI) Service sector Economic sentiment Manufacturing Business and consumer Construction surveys (confidence) * Services Retail trade Consumer Exports (EUR bn) (m/m, %) Imports (EUR bn) (m/m, %) Trade balance (EUR bn) Balance of payments, Current account (EUR bn) Foreign reserves End period (USD bn) Money supply(m3) End period Refinance rate End of period (%) month money market rates y govt. bond yields () USD/EUR exchange rates GBP/EUR exchange rates YEN/EUR exchange rates Note : The upper line is the monthly percentage change, the lower line is the annual percentage change unless otherwise indicated. * seasonally adjusted ** adjusted for variations in the number of working days Unemployment rate=unemployed total/total labour force. PMI indices show that above 50 indicates expansion, below 50 indicates contraction. Interest rates and foreign exchange rates are period averages. 5

6 3. Annual and quarterly GDP Growth and Inflation rates /Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 14/Q1 Q Real GDP* 4.0 Latvia ** Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) 3.6 Latvia ** Note: The upper line is the quarterly percentage change, the lower line is the annual percentage change unless otherwise indicated. *Annual real GDP growth: not seasonally adjusted. Quarterly GDP growth: seasonally and workingday adjusted except, and (seasonally adjusted and (not seasonally adjusted * (2000=100), **EMU member since January

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