A statistical overview of the economic situation in the euro area

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "A statistical overview of the economic situation in the euro area"

Transcription

1 A statistical overview of the economic situation in the euro area By Gian Luigi Mazzi Florence, 29 April 2016 EUI-nomics 2016

2 Outline Latest PEEIs figures GDP growth estimates for the first quarter 2016 Euro area institutional forecast Euro area cyclical monitoring Macro-economic imbalances procedure

3 Latest PEEIs figures Introductory remarks PEEIs: a tool for short-term economic monitoring based on official statistics Picture for the euro area still very incomplete for 2016 few monthly data no quarterly data Updated picture for the euro area - combining official statistics and econometric techniques

4 Latest PEEIs figures 2014q3 2014q4 2015q1 2015q2 2015q3 2015q4 GDP % (Q/Q-1) % (Q/Q-4) Employment % (Q/Q-1) % (Q/Q-4) m m m m1 2016m2 2016m3 HICP % (M/M-1) % (M/M-12) PPI % (M/M-1) : % (M/M-12) : Import price % (M/M-1) : % (M/M-12) : IPI % (M/M-1) : % (M/M-12) : Retail trade % (M/M-1) : % (M/M-12) : Unemployment rate % : ESI Index

5 Latest PEEIs figures: some comments Persistent, very low inflation rate with still some negative months Slow but quite regular decrease of the unemployment rate at 10.3% in February Very uncertain path of Industrial Production Index accompanied by a regular but decelerating growth of the Retail trade GDP growth still quite moderate Economic sentiment indicator still above 100% but with a slight deterioration in February and March L1

6 Slide 5 L1 To revise LCales, 25/04/2016

7 GDP growth estimates for the first quarter 2016 estimates for the Euro area GDP growth based on 4 competing models Small-scale factor model with soft data only Small-scale factor model with hard and soft data Bridge model with hard and soft data Indirect estimates based on VECM models for largest individual Euro area economies Comparative analysis with some external leading indicators freely available Euroframe EuroCoin

8 GDP growth estimates for the first quarter 2016 (Euro area) factor model (soft data) factor model (hard and soft data) Bridge model (hard and soft data) 0.45% 0.66% 0.67% Indirect model 0.70% Euroframe 0.33% EuroCoin 0.41%

9 GDP growth estimates for the first quarter 2016 (Member states) Germany 0.73% France 0.54% Italy 0.39% Spain 1.41% Netherlands 0.20% Belgium 0.52%

10 GDP growth estimates for the first quarter 2016: some comments L2 Quite large range of variation among and other estimates for the first quarter 3 out of 4 models are forecasting the GDP growth around 0,7 % in the first quarter model based on soft data only as well as Euroframe and Eurocoin produce much less optimistic forecasts around 0,4% GDP growth estimates for Member states based on VECM models Strong acceleration for Germany and Spain Moderated growth in France and in Italy

11 Slide 9 L2 To revise LCales, 25/04/2016

12 Euro area institutional forecast Main sources L3 European Commission: Winter forecast - February 2016 OECD: interim economic outlook of February 2016 for GDP and the other forecasts are of November ECB: Macroeconomic projections - March 2016 IMF:World economic outlook - April 2016

13 Slide 10 L3 To revise LCales, 25/04/2016

14 Euro area institutional forecast Year DG ECFIN OECD * ECB IMF GDP HICP Unemployment Deficit Current account (%GDP)

15 Euro area institutional forecast: some comments Quite good consensus among institutional forecasts Some differences also due to the different timing of the forecast publication No deflationary risk but persistency of a low inflation Quite relevant difference between the OECD and the other institutions in 2016 Constant increase of GDP growth Progressive reduction of unemployment rate

16 Euro area cyclical monitoring Euro area dating: business, growth, and acceleration cycle non-parametric dating rule Euro area system for turning point detection: three coincident indicators BCCI: Business Cycle Coincident Indicator GCCI: Growth Cycle Coincident Indicator ACCI: Acceleration Cycle Coincident Indicator ACCI: recession probability returned by the Markov switching model fitted to the Economic Sentiment Indicator

17 Euro area cyclical monitoring MS-VAR GCCI and MS-VAR BCCI MSIH(4) VAR(0) model fitted on 4 variables 1) Industrial Production Index (differenced over 6 months) 2) Unemployment Rate (inverted diff. over 1 month) 3) New Passenger Car Registrations (diff. over 3 months) 4) Employment Expectations (diff. over 1 month) Both indicators jointly obtained as a by-product of model parameters estimation: MS-VAR BCCI filtered probabilities of the first regime of the state-variable (regimes of the latent Markov-chain are sorted in ascending order of the state-dependent intercept); MS-VAR GCCI sum of filtered probabilities of the first and second regimes.

18 Euro area cyclical monitoring ACCI Probability of Being in a Deceleration of the Acceleration Cycle Acceleration Cycle Reference Chronology Ending Date of Provisional Chronology 0.5 Threshold Provisional Dating Chronology ACCI

19 Euro area cyclical monitoring MS-VAR BCCI Probability of Being in a Recession of the Classical Business Cycle Business Cycle Reference Chronology Ending Date of Provisional Chronology 0.5 Threshold Provisional Dating Chronology MS-VAR BCCI

20 Probability of Being in a Slowdown of the Growth Cycle Euro area cyclical monitoring MS-VAR GCCI Growth Cycle Reference Chronology Ending Date of Provisional Chronology 0.5 Threshold Provisional Dating Chronology MS-VAR GCCI

21 Economic Coincident Cycle indicator Provisional Dating of the Acceleration Cycle Acceleration ACCI Cycle Peak 2006 Q2 June 2006 Troug h 2009 Q1 Mar Peak Trough Peak Trough Peak 2010 Q2 Oct Q1 Oct Dec Jan Provisional Dating of the Growth Cycle Growth Cycle MS-VAR GCCI 2008 Q1 Dec Q3 Sept Q3 May Q Dec. Apr Provisional dating of the Business Cycle Classical MS-VAR Business Cycle BCCI 2008 Q1 Apr Q2 Sept Q3 July Q1 May

22 Euro area cyclical monitoring Membercountries extension Non-parametric chronologies for BCCI and GCCI in progress for member states Already available for all Euro area countries except Lithuania + UK Coincident turning point indicators for growth cycle and business cycle for member states Based on MS-VAR only Already available for for all Euro area countries except Lithuania + UK

23 Euro area cyclical monitoring Models summary by country Country Model Recessions Slowdowns Variables (differentiation order) IPI UR BUI L IN D CON S RET A Belgium MSI(4)-VAR(0) R1 R1+R France MSIH(4)-VAR(0) R1 R1+R Germany MSIH(4)-VAR(0) R1 R1+R Italy MSIH(5)-VAR(0) R1 R1+R Netherlands MSIH(4)-VAR(0) R1 R1+R Portugal MSI(5)-VAR(0) R1+R2 R1+R2+R Spain MSIH(4)-VAR(0) R1 R1+R

24 Peak Trough Peak Trough Peak Trough Peak Trough Peak Trough Peak Trough Peak Trough Peak Germany France Italy Spain the Netherlands Belgium Portugal Austria GC Apr-01 Aug-03 Feb-04 May-05 May-08 Jul-09 Oct-11 Mar-13 BC Nov-02 Apr-03 Nov-08 Jun-09 GC Nov-00 Aug-03 Sep-07 Aug-09 Aug-11 Aug-13 Aug-14 Oct-14 BC Jul-08 May-09 GC Oct-01 Aug-03 Dec-07 Jun-09 Jul-11 May-13 BC Jan-03 May-03 Dec-07 Apr-09 Aug-11 Apr-13 GC Apr-01 Oct-03 Sep-07 Nov-09 Jul-10 Aug-13 BC Feb-08 Nov-09 Jul-11 Apr-13 GC Feb-01 Oct-03 Jun-08 Dec-09 Mar-11 Feb-13 BC Oct-08 Dec-09 Mar-11 Oct-11 GC Aug-00 Aug-03 Feb-05 Sep-05 Sep-07 Sep-09 May-11 Jun-15 BC Oct-01 Dec-01 Sep-08 Apr-09 May-12 Jun-12 GC Jul-98 May-03 Oct-04 Sep-05 Jan-06 Jul-06 Jul-07 May-09 Jul-10 Jul-13 Nov-15 BC Jun-02 May-03 Jul-05 Sep-05 Jun-08 May-09 Oct-10 Mar-12 GC May-01 Aug-03 Oct-07 Sep-09 Oct-11 BC Oct-08 Sep-09 Cyprus GC BC Aug-08 Feb-10 Dec-10 Nov-13 Jul-14 Jan-15 Jan-09 Jun-09 Sep-11 Jun-13

25 Estonia Finland Greece Ireland Latvia Luxemb ourg Malta Peak Trough Peak Trough Peak Trough Peak Trough Peak Trough Peak Trough Peak Trough Peak GC Mar-04 Jan-07 Sep-09 Jun-12 Jun-15 BC Aug-07 Sep-09 GC Sep-00 Jan-04 Jun-08 Feb-10 May-12 Aug-15 BC Jun-08 Feb-10 May-12 Mar-15 GC Sep-05 Dec-07 Jun-14 May-15 BC Dec-08 May-13 GC Sep-00 Nov-03 Jul-05 Mar-10 Oct-10 Nov-12 BC Sep-01 Feb-02 Dec-07 Nov-09 GC Dec-04 Sep-06 Mar-10 Nov-12 BC Jan-08 Nov-09 GC Apr-03 Jan-08 May-09 Jun-11 Mar-13 BC Oct-08 May-09 GC Apr-04 Nov-08 Apr-10 BC Apr-04 Nov-08 Jun-09 GC Jun-05 Jan-08 Aug-09 Sep-11 Dec-13 Slovakia BC Aug-08 Aug-09 GC Slovenia Mar-00 Jun-06 Nov-07 Sep-09 Aug-11 Mar-13 Dec-14 Jul-15 BC Jun-08 Sep-09 Aug-11 Mar-13 UK GC Jun-00 Apr-02 Apr-03 Mar-04 Dec-04 Oct-05 Aug-07 May-09 Nov-11 Apr-13 Mar-15 BC May-08 May-09

26 Euro area cyclical monitoring: some comments Since beginning of 2013, euro area and the majority of member states went out from the recession and slowdown phases In the period , Germany, France and Austria experienced only a slowdown phase of the growth cycle but not a recessionary phase of the business cycle In 2015, Portugal, Greece and UK entered in a slowdown phase of the growth cycle Latvia is persistently in a slowdown phase since 2012 None of the euro area countries + the UK is experiencing a recession

27 Euro area cyclical monitoring: some comments (cont.) With the global financial and economic crisis synchronisation across euro area member countries started to decrease Currently, member countries turning points are neither well synchronised nor well diffused Tricky situation since an optimal currency area requires a high degree of synchronisation across its members

28 MIP Headline Indicators Scoreboard External Imbalances Balance of Payments Current account Net international investment Competitiveness Real effective exchange rate (REER) Share of world exports Nominal unit labour cost Internal Imbalances House price developments Private sector credit flow Private sector debt General government debt Unemployment rate Total financial sector liabilities Labour market Activity rate Long term unemployment Youth unemployment 25

29 Labour market: in 2015 enlarged set of scoreboard indicators Activity rate Long term unemployment Youth unemployment All as three years change in p.p. Aim: capture social consequences of the crisis in the medium and long term Not triggering MIP steps

30 Reading of the MIP scoreboard No single indicator can capture all potential risks: - Analysis in connection with other scoreboard indicators Thenumberofflashesisnotthekeycriteria Thescoreboardshouldbereadalsoovertime The severity of a breach of a threshold can be considered Asetofauxiliaryindicators play an important role 27

31 Reading of the MIP scoreboard (cont.) At least one indicator outside the thresholds for all MSs 8 out of 14 is the maximum number of flashing indicators One not-flashing indicator: private sector credit flow In 2016, the imbalances categories have been streamlined to four: Excessive Imbalances with corrective action plan Excessive Imbalances Imbalances No Imbalances

32 Macro-economic imbalance procedure In-depth reviews (IDRs) 2016 Excessive Imbalances: BG, CY, FR, HR, IT, PT Imbalances : IE, SI, ES, FI, DE, NL, SE No imbalances: AT, BE, EE, HU, RO, UK Surveillance in context of adjustment programme: EL

33 Flashes per indicator (2016 AMR)

34 Conclusions - overview MIP: surveillance mechanism integrated part of the European Semester prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances early warning system based on scoreboard of indicators + economic reading AMR starting point of MIP In-Depth Reviews preventive and corrective arm

A statistical overview of the economic situation in the euro area

A statistical overview of the economic situation in the euro area A statistical overview of the economic situation in the euro area By Gian Luigi Mazzi Florence, 24 April 2015 EUI-nomics 2015 Outline Latest PEEIs figures GDP growth estimates for the first quarter 2015

More information

74 ECB THE 2012 MACROECONOMIC IMBALANCE PROCEDURE

74 ECB THE 2012 MACROECONOMIC IMBALANCE PROCEDURE Box 7 THE 2012 MACROECONOMIC IMBALANCE PROCEDURE This year s European Semester (i.e. the framework for EU policy coordination introduced in 2011) includes, for the first time, the implementation of the

More information

January 2010 Euro area unemployment rate at 9.9% EU27 at 9.5%

January 2010 Euro area unemployment rate at 9.9% EU27 at 9.5% STAT//29 1 March 20 January 20 Euro area unemployment rate at 9.9% EU27 at 9.5% The euro area 1 (EA16) seasonally-adjusted 2 unemployment rate 3 was 9.9% in January 20, the same as in December 2009 4.

More information

October 2010 Euro area unemployment rate at 10.1% EU27 at 9.6%

October 2010 Euro area unemployment rate at 10.1% EU27 at 9.6% STAT//180 30 November 20 October 20 Euro area unemployment rate at.1% EU27 at 9.6% The euro area 1 (EA16) seasonally-adjusted 2 unemployment rate 3 was.1% in October 20, compared with.0% in September 4.

More information

European Commission. Statistical Annex of Alert Mechanism Report 2017

European Commission. Statistical Annex of Alert Mechanism Report 2017 European Commission Statistical Annex of Alert Mechanism Report 2017 COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT STATISTICAL ANNEX Accompanying the document REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

More information

Eurozone Economic Watch. February 2018

Eurozone Economic Watch. February 2018 Eurozone Economic Watch February 2018 Eurozone: Strong growth continues in 1Q18, but confidence seems to peak GDP growth moderated slightly in, but there was an upward revision to previous quarters. Available

More information

Macroeconomic overview SEE and Macedonia

Macroeconomic overview SEE and Macedonia Macroeconomic overview SEE and Macedonia Zoltan Arokszallasi Chief Analyst, Macro & FX/FI Research Erste Group Bank Erste Investors Breakfast, 29 September, Skopje 02. Oktober SEE shows mixed performance

More information

Communication on the future of the CAP

Communication on the future of the CAP Communication on the future of the CAP The CAP towards 2020: meeting the food, natural resources and territorial challenges of the future Tassos Haniotis, Director Agricultural Policy Analysis and Perspectives

More information

Growth, competitiveness and jobs: priorities for the European Semester 2013 Presentation of J.M. Barroso,

Growth, competitiveness and jobs: priorities for the European Semester 2013 Presentation of J.M. Barroso, Growth, competitiveness and jobs: priorities for the European Semester 213 Presentation of J.M. Barroso, President of the European Commission, to the European Council of 14-1 March 213 Economic recovery

More information

December 2010 Euro area annual inflation up to 2.2% EU up to 2.6%

December 2010 Euro area annual inflation up to 2.2% EU up to 2.6% STAT/11/9 14 January 2011 December 2010 Euro area annual inflation up to 2.2% EU up to 2.6% Euro area 1 annual inflation was 2.2% in December 2010 2, up from 1.9% in November. A year earlier the rate was

More information

January 2009 Euro area external trade deficit 10.5 bn euro 26.3 bn euro deficit for EU27

January 2009 Euro area external trade deficit 10.5 bn euro 26.3 bn euro deficit for EU27 STAT/09/40 23 March 2009 January 2009 Euro area external trade deficit 10.5 26.3 deficit for EU27 The first estimate for the euro area 1 (EA16) trade balance with the rest of the world in January 2009

More information

Eurozone Economic Watch. May 2018

Eurozone Economic Watch. May 2018 Eurozone Economic Watch May 2018 BBVA Research - Eurozone Economic Watch / 2 Eurozone: more moderate growth with higher uncertainty The eurozone GDP growth slowed in more than expected. Beyond temporary

More information

Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) August 2015

Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) August 2015 Aug-14 Sep-14 Oct-14 Nov-14 Dec-14 Jan-15 Feb-15 Mar-15 Apr-15 May-15 Jun-15 MONTENEGRO STATISTICAL OFFICE R E L E A S E Broj: 201 Podgorica, 18 September 2015 When using the data please name the source

More information

May 2009 Euro area external trade surplus 1.9 bn euro 6.8 bn euro deficit for EU27

May 2009 Euro area external trade surplus 1.9 bn euro 6.8 bn euro deficit for EU27 STAT/09/106 17 July 2009 May 2009 Euro area external trade surplus 1.9 6.8 deficit for EU27 The first estimate for the euro area 1 (EA16) trade balance with the rest of the world in May 2009 gave a 1.9

More information

Macroeconomic Policies in Europe: Quo Vadis A Comment

Macroeconomic Policies in Europe: Quo Vadis A Comment Macroeconomic Policies in Europe: Quo Vadis A Comment February 12, 2016 Helene Schuberth Outline Staff Projection of the Euro Area Monetary Policy Investment Rebalancing in the euro area Fiscal Policy

More information

Schwerpunkt Außenwirtschaft 2016/17 Austrian economic activity, Austria's price competitiveness and a summary on external trade

Schwerpunkt Außenwirtschaft 2016/17 Austrian economic activity, Austria's price competitiveness and a summary on external trade Schwerpunkt Außenwirtschaft /7 Austrian economic activity, Austria's price competitiveness and a summary on external trade Christian Ragacs, Klaus Vondra Abteilung für volkswirtschaftliche Analysen, OeNB

More information

Eurozone Economic Watch. November 2017

Eurozone Economic Watch. November 2017 Eurozone Economic Watch November 2017 Eurozone: improved outlook, still subdued inflation Our MICA-BBVA model for growth estimates for the moment a quarterly GDP figure of around -0.7% in, after % QoQ

More information

August 2008 Euro area external trade deficit 9.3 bn euro 27.2 bn euro deficit for EU27

August 2008 Euro area external trade deficit 9.3 bn euro 27.2 bn euro deficit for EU27 STAT/08/143 17 October 2008 August 2008 Euro area external trade deficit 9.3 27.2 deficit for EU27 The first estimate for the euro area 1 (EA15) trade balance with the rest of the world in August 2008

More information

Eurozone Economic Watch Higher growth forecasts for January 2018

Eurozone Economic Watch Higher growth forecasts for January 2018 Eurozone Economic Watch Higher growth forecasts for 2018-19 January 2018 Eurozone Economic Watch January 2018 Eurozone: Higher growth forecasts for 2018-19 Our MICA-BBVA model estimates a broadly stable

More information

Traffic Safety Basic Facts Main Figures. Traffic Safety Basic Facts Traffic Safety. Motorways Basic Facts 2015.

Traffic Safety Basic Facts Main Figures. Traffic Safety Basic Facts Traffic Safety. Motorways Basic Facts 2015. Traffic Safety Basic Facts 2013 - Main Figures Traffic Safety Basic Facts 2015 Traffic Safety Motorways Basic Facts 2015 Motorways General Almost 30.000 people were killed in road accidents on motorways

More information

May 2009 Euro area annual inflation down to 0.0% EU down to 0.7%

May 2009 Euro area annual inflation down to 0.0% EU down to 0.7% STAT/09/88 16 June 2009 May 2009 Euro area annual inflation down to 0.0% EU down to 0.7% Euro area 1 annual inflation was 0.0% in May 2009 2, down from 0.6% in April. A year earlier the rate was 3.7%.

More information

34 th Associates Meeting - Andorra, 25 May Item 5: Evolution of economic governance in the EU

34 th Associates Meeting - Andorra, 25 May Item 5: Evolution of economic governance in the EU 34 th Associates Meeting - Andorra, 25 May 2012 - Item 5: Evolution of economic governance in the EU Plan of the Presentation 1. Fiscal and economic coordination: how did it start? 2. Did it work? 3. Five

More information

Lithuania within the Economic Governance cycle of the EU

Lithuania within the Economic Governance cycle of the EU European Institute of Public Administration - Institut européen d administration publique Lithuania within the Economic Governance cycle of the EU Faculty of Economics University of Vilnius, 16 October

More information

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT STATISTICAL ANNEX. Accompanying the document

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT STATISTICAL ANNEX. Accompanying the document EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 22.11.2017 SWD(2017) 661 final COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT STATISTICAL ANNEX Accompanying the document REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL,

More information

Eurozone. Economic Watch FEBRUARY 2017

Eurozone. Economic Watch FEBRUARY 2017 Eurozone Economic Watch FEBRUARY 2017 EUROZONE WATCH FEBRUARY 2017 Eurozone: A slight upward revision to our GDP growth projections The recovery proceeded at a steady and solid pace in, resulting in an

More information

52 ECB. The 2015 Ageing Report: how costly will ageing in Europe be?

52 ECB. The 2015 Ageing Report: how costly will ageing in Europe be? Box 7 The 5 Ageing Report: how costly will ageing in Europe be? Europe is facing a demographic challenge. The old age dependency ratio, i.e. the share of people aged 65 or over relative to the working

More information

1.1. Low yield environment

1.1. Low yield environment 1. Key developments The overall macroeconomic environment remains very challenging for the European insurance and pension sector. The yields have been further compressed and are substantially below the

More information

Traffic Safety Basic Facts Main Figures. Traffic Safety Basic Facts Traffic Safety. Motorways Basic Facts 2016.

Traffic Safety Basic Facts Main Figures. Traffic Safety Basic Facts Traffic Safety. Motorways Basic Facts 2016. Traffic Safety Basic Facts 2013 - Main Figures Traffic Safety Basic Facts 2015 Traffic Safety Motorways Basic Facts 2016 Motorways General Almost 26.000 people were killed in road accidents on motorways

More information

Eurozone Economic Watch. March 2018

Eurozone Economic Watch. March 2018 Eurozone Economic Watch March 20 Eurozone Economic Watch March 20 Eurozone: The moderation of confidence continues We expect GDP growth to remain steady early this year supported mostly by strong global

More information

Traffic Safety Basic Facts Main Figures. Traffic Safety Basic Facts Traffic Safety. Motorways Basic Facts 2017.

Traffic Safety Basic Facts Main Figures. Traffic Safety Basic Facts Traffic Safety. Motorways Basic Facts 2017. Traffic Safety Basic Facts 2013 - Main Figures Traffic Safety Basic Facts 2015 Traffic Safety Motorways Basic Facts 2017 Motorways General More than 24.000 people were killed in road accidents on motorways

More information

The Cyprus Economy: from Recovery to Sustainable Growth. Vincenzo Guzzo Resident Representative in Cyprus

The Cyprus Economy: from Recovery to Sustainable Growth. Vincenzo Guzzo Resident Representative in Cyprus The Economy: from Recovery to Sustainable Growth Vincenzo Guzzo Resident Representative in Growth momentum remains strong 18 : Real GDP ( billion) 1 Deviation from Pre-Crisis Level and Trend (Percent)

More information

Overview of EU public finances

Overview of EU public finances 6 volume 17, 12/29B I Overview of EU public finances PRE-CRISIS DEVELOPMENTS Public finance developments in the EU up to 28 can be divided into three stages: In 1997, the Stability and Growth Pact entered

More information

Euro-QE at the end of the road for now

Euro-QE at the end of the road for now Germany France Italy Agencies Spain Netherlands Belgium Austria Portugal Finland Ireland Slovakia Slovenia Lux Latvia Lithuania Malta 7.8 2.6 2.1 3.21 1.17 Trend Macrolytics, LLC Donald Luskin, Chief Investment

More information

The ECB's drive to build purchased assets

The ECB's drive to build purchased assets Germany France Italy Agencies Spain Netherlands Belgium Austria Portugal Finland Ireland Slovakia Slovenia Lux Latvia Lithuania Malta 7.8 2.6 2. 3.1 1.11 Trend Macrolytics, LLC Donald Luskin, Chief Investment

More information

The ECB's drive to build purchased assets

The ECB's drive to build purchased assets Germany France Italy Agencies Spain Netherlands Belgium Austria Portugal Finland Ireland Slovakia Slovenia Lux Latvia Lithuania Malta 7.6 2.5 1.9 2.86 1.11 Trend Macrolytics, LLC Donald Luskin, Chief Investment

More information

The Trend Reversal of the Private Credit Market in the EU

The Trend Reversal of the Private Credit Market in the EU The Trend Reversal of the Private Credit Market in the EU Key Findings of the ECRI Statistical Package 2016 Roberto Musmeci*, September 2016 The ECRI Statistical Package 2016, Lending to Households and

More information

SEE macroeconomic outlook Recovery gains traction, fiscal discipline improving. Alen Kovac, Chief Economist EBC May 2016 Ljubljana

SEE macroeconomic outlook Recovery gains traction, fiscal discipline improving. Alen Kovac, Chief Economist EBC May 2016 Ljubljana SEE macroeconomic outlook Recovery gains traction, fiscal discipline improving Alen Kovac, Chief Economist EBC May 216 Ljubljana Real economy highlights Recent GDP track record reveals more favorable footprint

More information

The Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure (MIP)

The Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure (MIP) The Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure (MIP) Jonas Fischer European Commission, DG ECFIN EP, 10 July 2018 [Di/con]vergence in euro area external positions Group A (surplus/creditor countries): AT, BE, DE,

More information

EUROZONE ECONOMIC WATCH JANUARY 2017

EUROZONE ECONOMIC WATCH JANUARY 2017 EUROZONE ECONOMIC WATCH JANUARY 2017 Key messages: some changes for the better Improving confidence in across the board shows the resilience of the eurozone to the various potentially disturbing political

More information

Second estimate for the third quarter of 2008 EU27 current account deficit 39.5 bn euro 19.3 bn euro surplus on trade in services

Second estimate for the third quarter of 2008 EU27 current account deficit 39.5 bn euro 19.3 bn euro surplus on trade in services STAT/09/12 22 January 2009 Second estimate for the third quarter of 20 EU27 current account deficit 39.5 bn euro 19.3 bn euro surplus on trade in According to the latest revisions1, the EU272 external

More information

Taxation trends in the European Union EU27 tax ratio at 39.8% of GDP in 2007 Steady decline in top personal and corporate income tax rates since 2000

Taxation trends in the European Union EU27 tax ratio at 39.8% of GDP in 2007 Steady decline in top personal and corporate income tax rates since 2000 DG TAXUD STAT/09/92 22 June 2009 Taxation trends in the European Union EU27 tax ratio at 39.8% of GDP in 2007 Steady decline in top personal and corporate income tax rates since 2000 The overall tax-to-gdp

More information

Issues Paper. 29 February 2012

Issues Paper. 29 February 2012 29 February 212 Issues Paper In the context of the European semester, the March European Council gives, on the basis of the Commission's Annual Growth Survey, guidance to Member States for the Stability

More information

Two years to go to the 2014 European elections European Parliament Eurobarometer (EB/EP 77.4)

Two years to go to the 2014 European elections European Parliament Eurobarometer (EB/EP 77.4) Directorate-General for Communication PUBLIC OPINION MONITORING UNIT Brussels, 23 October 2012. Two years to go to the 2014 European elections European Parliament Eurobarometer (EB/EP 77.4) FOCUS ON THE

More information

NOTE ON EU27 CHILD POVERTY RATES

NOTE ON EU27 CHILD POVERTY RATES NOTE ON EU7 CHILD POVERTY RATES Research note prepared for Child Poverty Action Group Authors: H. Xavier Jara and Chrysa Leventi Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) University of Essex The

More information

Eurozone Economic Watch. April 2018

Eurozone Economic Watch. April 2018 Eurozone Economic Watch April 2018 Eurozone: solid growth and broadly unchanged projections, with protectionist risks BBVA Research - Eurozone Economic Watch / 2 Confidence has weakened in 1Q18 since the

More information

Securing sustainable and adequate social protection in the EU

Securing sustainable and adequate social protection in the EU Securing sustainable and adequate social protection in the EU Session on Social Protection & Security IFA 12th Global Conference on Ageing 11 June 2014, HICC Hyderabad India Dr Lieve Fransen European Commission

More information

Economic recovery and employment in the EU. Raymond Torres, Director, ILO Research Department

Economic recovery and employment in the EU. Raymond Torres, Director, ILO Research Department Economic recovery and employment in the EU Raymond Torres, Director, ILO Research Department Outline of presentation I. Situation in the EU versus Japan and the US II. Role of macroeconomic policies and

More information

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION. Brussels, 13 June /1/13 REV 1 SOC 409 ECOFIN 444 EDUC 190

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION. Brussels, 13 June /1/13 REV 1 SOC 409 ECOFIN 444 EDUC 190 COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION Brussels, 13 June 2013 10373/1/13 REV 1 SOC 409 ECOFIN 444 EDUC 190 COVER NOTE from: to: Subject: The Employment Committee Permanent Representatives Committee (Part I) / Council

More information

Short-term indicators and Updated Forecasts. Eurozone NOVEMBER 2016

Short-term indicators and Updated Forecasts. Eurozone NOVEMBER 2016 Short-term indicators and Updated Forecasts Eurozone NOVEMBER 2016 EUROZONE WATCH NOVEMBER 2016 Key messages: resilience and unchanged projections The moderate pace of economic growth continued in the

More information

KEY INDICATORS FOR THE EURO AREA

KEY INDICATORS FOR THE EURO AREA #### This update: () 9-Mar-1 16 17 Next update: -May-1 - Directorate A - Policy, strategy and communication 9-17 1-17 11-17 1-17 1-1 -1 LTA (1) 16 17 17Q 17Q3 17Q 1Q1 Sep-17 Oct-17 Nov-17 Dec-17 Jan-1

More information

Euro-QE at the end of the road for now

Euro-QE at the end of the road for now Germany France Italy Agencies Spain Netherlands Belgium Austria Portugal Finland Ireland Slovakia Slovenia Lux Latvia Lithuania Malta 7.9 2.6 2.1 3.16 1.15 Trend Macrolytics, LLC Donald Luskin, Chief Investment

More information

COVER NOTE The Employment Committee Permanent Representatives Committee (Part I) / Council EPSCO Employment Performance Monitor - Endorsement

COVER NOTE The Employment Committee Permanent Representatives Committee (Part I) / Council EPSCO Employment Performance Monitor - Endorsement COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION Brussels, 15 June 2011 10666/1/11 REV 1 SOC 442 ECOFIN 288 EDUC 107 COVER NOTE from: to: Subject: The Employment Committee Permanent Representatives Committee (Part I) / Council

More information

DATA SET ON INVESTMENT FUNDS (IVF) Naming Conventions

DATA SET ON INVESTMENT FUNDS (IVF) Naming Conventions DIRECTORATE GENERAL STATISTICS LAST UPDATE: 10 APRIL 2013 DIVISION MONETARY & FINANCIAL STATISTICS ECB-UNRESTRICTED DATA SET ON INVESTMENT FUNDS (IVF) Naming Conventions The series keys related to Investment

More information

Employment and Social Developments in Europe

Employment and Social Developments in Europe Employment and Social Developments in Europe Quarterly Review February 2018 Social Europe February 2018 With regularly updated data and charts downloadable here February 2018 I 1 The Employment and Social

More information

The ECB s Strategy in Good and Bad Times Massimo Rostagno European Central Bank

The ECB s Strategy in Good and Bad Times Massimo Rostagno European Central Bank The ECB s Strategy in Good and Bad Times Massimo Rostagno European Central Bank The views expressed herein are those of the presenter only and do not necessarily reflect those of the ECB or the European

More information

PRACTICAL ASPECTS AND DILEMMAS OF MEDIUM TERM FISCAL PLANNING - CASE OF SLOVENIA. Copyright rests with the author. All rights reserved.

PRACTICAL ASPECTS AND DILEMMAS OF MEDIUM TERM FISCAL PLANNING - CASE OF SLOVENIA. Copyright rests with the author. All rights reserved. PRACTICAL ASPECTS AND DILEMMAS OF MEDIUM TERM FISCAL PLANNING - CASE OF SLOVENIA Copyright rests with the author. All rights reserved. Saša Jazbec, Ministry of Finance Republic of Slovenia MARCH 2018 Agenda

More information

EU Market Situation for Poultry. Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets 22 March 2018

EU Market Situation for Poultry. Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets 22 March 2018 EU Market Situation for Poultry Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets 22 March 218 -.2% -.8% -1.1% -2.4% -2.9% -3.3% -4.2% -4.5% 5.1% 4.6% 4.5% 3.8% 3.3% 2.7% 2.4% 1.5% 1.1%

More information

Investment in France and the EU

Investment in France and the EU Investment in and the EU Natacha Valla March 2017 22/02/2017 1 Change relative to 2008Q1 % of GDP Slow recovery of investment, and with strong heterogeneity Overall Europe s recovery in investment is slow,

More information

Themes Income and wages in Europe Wages, productivity and the wage share Working poverty and minimum wage The gender pay gap

Themes Income and wages in Europe Wages, productivity and the wage share Working poverty and minimum wage The gender pay gap 5. W A G E D E V E L O P M E N T S At the ETUC Congress in Seville in 27, wage developments in Europe were among the most debated issues. One of the key problems highlighted in this respect was the need

More information

Chart pack to council for cooperation on macroprudential policy

Chart pack to council for cooperation on macroprudential policy Chart pack to council for cooperation on macroprudential policy Contents List of charts... 3 Macro and macro-financial setting... 5 Swedish macroeconomic setting... 5 Foreign macroeconomic setting... Macro-financial

More information

The EFTA Statistical Office: EEA - the figures and their use

The EFTA Statistical Office: EEA - the figures and their use The EFTA Statistical Office: EEA - the figures and their use EEA Seminar Brussels, 13 September 2012 1 Statistics Comparable, impartial and reliable statistical data are a prerequisite for a democratic

More information

Eurozone Economic Watch. July 2018

Eurozone Economic Watch. July 2018 Eurozone Economic Watch July 2018 Eurozone: A shift to more moderate growth with increased downward risks BBVA Research - Eurozone Economic Watch July 2018 / 2 Hard data improved in May but failed to recover

More information

KEY INDICATORS FOR THE EURO AREA

KEY INDICATORS FOR THE EURO AREA #### This update: () 16 17 Next update: - Directorate A - Policy, strategy and communication 9-17 1-17 11-17 1-17 1-1 -1 LTA (1) 16 17 17Q 17Q 1Q1 Sep-17 Oct-17 Nov-17 Dec-17 Jan-1 Feb-1 1. Output Economic

More information

Economic governace and coordination of economic policies

Economic governace and coordination of economic policies Economic governace and coordination of economic policies Reform of economic governance! European Semester 1 st edition in 2011 EU27! Integrated surveillance! Six-Pack in force since December 2011 EU27

More information

Increasing the fiscal sustainability of health care systems in the European Union to ensure access to high quality health services for all

Increasing the fiscal sustainability of health care systems in the European Union to ensure access to high quality health services for all Increasing the fiscal sustainability of health care systems in the European Union to ensure access to high quality health services for all EPC Santander, 6 September 2013 Christoph Schwierz Sustainability

More information

Annual Report Statistical Appendix. Rome, 31 May nd. Financial Year nd financial year

Annual Report Statistical Appendix. Rome, 31 May nd. Financial Year nd financial year Annual Report Rome, 31 May 2016 2015 122 nd financial year Financial Year 122 nd Annual Report 2015 122 nd Financial Year Rome, 31 May 2016 Banca d Italia, 2016 Address Via Nazionale, 91 00184 Rome - Italy

More information

Some Historical Examples of Yield Curves

Some Historical Examples of Yield Curves 3 months 6 months 1 year 2 years 5 years 10 years 30 years Some Historical Examples of Yield Curves Nominal interest rate, % 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 January 1981 June1999 December2009 0 Time to maturity This

More information

Recent developments and challenges for the Portuguese economy

Recent developments and challenges for the Portuguese economy Recent developments and challenges for the Portuguese economy Carlos Name da Job Silva Costa Governor 13 January 214 Seminar National Seminar Bank name of Poland 19 June 215 Outline 1. Growing imbalances

More information

Background on the Euro Plus Pact. Information prepared for the European Council, 9 December 2011

Background on the Euro Plus Pact. Information prepared for the European Council, 9 December 2011 Background on the Euro Plus Pact Information prepared for the European Council, 9 December 2011 Contents 1 1. Our commitments 2. Competitiveness 3. Employment 4. Sustainability of public finances 5. Financial

More information

Special Eurobarometer 418 SOCIAL CLIMATE REPORT

Special Eurobarometer 418 SOCIAL CLIMATE REPORT Special Eurobarometer 418 SOCIAL CLIMATE REPORT Fieldwork: June 2014 Publication: November 2014 This survey has been requested by the European Commission, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs

More information

Statistics. Pocket Book

Statistics. Pocket Book Statistics Pocket Book September January 2011 2008 Statistics Pocket Book The Statistics Pocket Book is updated monthly. In general, the cut-off date for the statistics included in the Pocket Book is the

More information

Library statistical spotlight

Library statistical spotlight /9/2 Library of the European Parliament 6 4 2 This document aims to provide a picture of the, in particular by looking at car production trends since 2, at the number of enterprises and the turnover they

More information

MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICY IN THE EURO AREA SYNERGIES AND CHALLENGES

MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICY IN THE EURO AREA SYNERGIES AND CHALLENGES MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICY IN THE EURO AREA SYNERGIES AND CHALLENGES Esther Gordo Head of the Euro Area Unit Banco de España Bolivia, 8-9 June 2017 ECONOMIC SITUATION IN THE EURO AREA The economic recovery

More information

REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK AND THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE

REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK AND THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 22.11.217 COM(217) 771 final REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK AND THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE Alert

More information

STAT/14/ October 2014

STAT/14/ October 2014 STAT/14/158-21 October 2014 Provision of deficit and debt data for 2013 - second notification Euro area and EU28 government deficit at 2.9% and 3.2% of GDP respectively Government debt at 90.9% and 85.4%

More information

Social Protection and Social Inclusion in Europe Key facts and figures

Social Protection and Social Inclusion in Europe Key facts and figures MEMO/08/625 Brussels, 16 October 2008 Social Protection and Social Inclusion in Europe Key facts and figures What is the report and what are the main highlights? The European Commission today published

More information

Scenario for the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority s EU-wide insurance stress test in 2016

Scenario for the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority s EU-wide insurance stress test in 2016 17 March 2016 ECB-PUBLIC Scenario for the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority s EU-wide insurance stress test in 2016 Introduction In accordance with its mandate, the European Insurance

More information

Measuring Unemployment Some Key Terms

Measuring Unemployment Some Key Terms Measuring Unemployment Some Key Terms Claimant Count (JSA) Labour Force Survey (LFS) The number of people officially claiming unemployment- related benefits must be actively seeking work All those actively

More information

Surveillance of macroeconomic imbalances: The excessive imbalances procedure (EIP)

Surveillance of macroeconomic imbalances: The excessive imbalances procedure (EIP) Surveillance of macroeconomic imbalances: The excessive imbalances procedure (EIP) Adja A. SiSSOKO European Commission Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs Conference on «Role of statistics

More information

Statistics. Pocket Book

Statistics. Pocket Book Statistics Pocket Book January March 2010 2008 Statistics Pocket Book The Statistics Pocket Book is updated monthly. As a general rule, the cut-off date for the statistics included in the Pocket Book is

More information

PROGRESS TOWARDS THE LISBON OBJECTIVES 2010 IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING

PROGRESS TOWARDS THE LISBON OBJECTIVES 2010 IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRESS TOWARDS THE LISBON OBJECTIVES IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING In 7, reaching the benchmarks for continues to pose a serious challenge for education and training systems in Europe, except for the goal

More information

The European Financial and Competitiveness Crisis: the Central-Eastern and Southeastern European (CESEE) situation

The European Financial and Competitiveness Crisis: the Central-Eastern and Southeastern European (CESEE) situation Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies www.wiiw.ac.at The European Financial and Competitiveness Crisis: the Central-Eastern and

More information

Impact of Recent Crisis Episodes on China and India

Impact of Recent Crisis Episodes on China and India Impact of Recent Crisis Episodes on China and India Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi PRESENTATION TO THE THE INSTITUTE OF CHINESE STUDIES, DELHI 13 TH MAY, 2015 Outline Background Recent

More information

Impact of the Great Recession and the Role of Assistance Programmes in EMU Countries

Impact of the Great Recession and the Role of Assistance Programmes in EMU Countries UNIVERSIDADE DE TRÁS-OS-MONTES E ALTO DOURO Impact of the Great Recession and the Role of Assistance Programmes in EMU Countries Leonida Correia and Patrícia Martins Centre for Transdisciplinary Development

More information

June Introduction Relevance of the database Extractions Hits Completeness...6

June Introduction Relevance of the database Extractions Hits Completeness...6 June 2005 1 Introduction...2 2 Relevance of the database...3 2.1 Extractions...3 2.2 Hits...5 3 Completeness...6 3.1 Coverage of the database...6 3.2 Geographical level...9 3.3 Distribution by domain...11

More information

The European Economy. Simon Barry Chief Economist Republic of Ireland. December 2012

The European Economy. Simon Barry Chief Economist Republic of Ireland. December 2012 The European Economy Simon Barry Chief Economist Republic of Ireland December 212 Euro area economy now back in recession as GDP contracts in 3 of the past 4 quarters Euro Area Real GDP Growth, % 1.5 1..5.

More information

PROGRESS TOWARDS THE LISBON OBJECTIVES 2010 IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING

PROGRESS TOWARDS THE LISBON OBJECTIVES 2010 IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRESS TOWARDS THE LISBON OBJECTIVES IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING In, reaching the benchmarks for continues to pose a serious challenge for education and training systems in Europe, except for the goal

More information

Determinants of intra-euro area government bond spreads during the financial crisis

Determinants of intra-euro area government bond spreads during the financial crisis Determinants of intra-euro area government bond spreads during the financial crisis by Salvador Barrios, Per Iversen, Magdalena Lewandowska, Ralph Setzer DG ECFIN, European Commission - This paper does

More information

Time series adjustment in Austria

Time series adjustment in Austria We are moving Time series adjustment in Austria information Workshop II, 2 5 December 28, Vienna Statistics Austria www.statistik.at S T A T I S T I C S A U S T R I A 1 Overview Background Basic idea Method

More information

Europe Outlook. Third Quarter 2015

Europe Outlook. Third Quarter 2015 Europe Outlook Third Quarter 2015 Main messages 1 2 3 4 5 Moderation of global growth and slowdown in emerging economies, with downside risks The recovery continues in the eurozone, but still marked by

More information

Flash Eurobarometer 458. The euro area

Flash Eurobarometer 458. The euro area The euro area Survey requested by the European Commission, Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs and co-ordinated by the Directorate-General for Communication This document does not represent

More information

Inflation and deflation risks: How to recognise them? How to avoid them?

Inflation and deflation risks: How to recognise them? How to avoid them? Inflation and deflation risks: How to recognise them? How to avoid them? Lorenzo Bini-Smaghi Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank XXI Villa Mondragone International Economic Seminar

More information

Gender pension gap economic perspective

Gender pension gap economic perspective Gender pension gap economic perspective Agnieszka Chłoń-Domińczak Institute of Statistics and Demography SGH Part of this research was supported by European Commission 7th Framework Programme project "Employment

More information

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Accompanying the document. Report form the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Accompanying the document. Report form the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 4.5.2018 SWD(2018) 246 final PART 5/9 COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Accompanying the document Report form the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on

More information

Fiscal sustainability challenges in Romania

Fiscal sustainability challenges in Romania Preliminary Draft For discussion only Fiscal sustainability challenges in Romania Bucharest, May 10, 2011 Ionut Dumitru Anca Paliu Agenda 1. Main fiscal sustainability challenges 2. Tax collection issues

More information

STAT/14/64 23 April 2014

STAT/14/64 23 April 2014 STAT/14/64 23 April 2014 Provision of deficit and debt data for 2013 - first notification Euro area and EU28 government deficit at 3.0% and 3.3% of GDP respectively Government debt at 92.6% and 87.1% In

More information

Employment and Social Developments in Europe

Employment and Social Developments in Europe Employment and Social Developments in Europe Quarterly Review December 218 Social Europe December 218 With regularly updated data and charts downloadable here December 218 I 1 The Employment and Social

More information

January 2014 Euro area international trade in goods surplus 0.9 bn euro 13.0 bn euro deficit for EU28

January 2014 Euro area international trade in goods surplus 0.9 bn euro 13.0 bn euro deficit for EU28 STAT/14/41 18 March 2014 January 2014 Euro area international trade in goods surplus 0.9 13.0 deficit for EU28 The first estimate for the euro area 1 (EA18) trade in goods balance with the rest of the

More information

The economic and budgetary consequences of ageing populations

The economic and budgetary consequences of ageing populations The economic and budgetary consequences of ageing populations Henri Bogaert Bureau du Plan and Chairman of the Ageing Working Group Giuseppe Carone European Commission DG ECFIN Rome, 23 February 2007 Outline

More information

September With regularly updated data and charts downloadable here. Social Europe EU Employment and Social Situation I Quarterly Review

September With regularly updated data and charts downloadable here. Social Europe EU Employment and Social Situation I Quarterly Review September 2015 With regularly updated data and charts downloadable here September 2015 I 1 This Quarterly Review provides in-depth analysis of recent labour market and social developments. It is prepared

More information