Inflation projection of the National Bank of Poland based on NECMOD model June 2008 1
11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0-1 -2-3 -4-5 percent Inflation projection June 2008 05q1 05q3 06q1 06q3 07q1 07q3 08q1 08q3 09q1 09q3 10q1 10q4 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0-1 -2-3 -4-5 Source: Economic Institute 2
Presentation plan Forecasting model Main changes in the forecasting model Central projection Starting point compared to February projection Projection for 2008-2010 Accounting for deviations from the previous projection Expert adjustments Uncertainty of inflation projection Factors accounted for in the model fan charts Factors unaccounted for in the model 3
Forecasting model
Main changes in the forecasting model Forecasting model
Main changes in the forecasting model (1) Extension of the supply side: disaggregation of investments into public investments, corporate investments and housing investments, endogenisation of economic activity rate within 3 age groups framework. Introduction of the housing market Introduction of explicitly modelled expectations consistent with the model's structure: equations of core inflation and value added deflator, Taylor's rule, real interest rates. 6
Main changes in the forecasting model (2) Increased transmission of world prices on domestic prices due to: changed decomposition of CPI (division into 3 components: 1) food prices, 2) prices of fuels, electricity and natural gas, 3) core inflation), food and energy prices forecast on the basis of world prices of agricultural and energy commodities, changed decomposition of import prices (exclusion of oil and natural gas prices from import prices). More accurate modelling of the impact of EU funds on the economy: more detailed accounting for EU funds - currently 3 groups of funds are distinguished: 1) current transfers, 2) capital transfers to the general government sector, 3) investment transfers for enterprises, diversification of channels through which different types of EU funds affect the economy. 7
Main changes in the forecasting model (3) Adjustment of LFS data Disposable income own estimate (partially based on GUS data) of disposable income, remittances from Poles living abroad and transfers from the EU explicitely accounted for in a disposable income estimate. Introduction of the fundamental equilibrium exchange rate introduction of a model-consistent equation for the fundamental equilibrium exchange rate, so that a model-consistent shift in the equilibrium exchange rate can be defined in forecasting and simulation exercises. Inclusion of ESA 95 data 8
Central projection 9
Starting point of June projection as compared to February projection GDP and its components Labour market Inflation 10
GDP and its components Starting point 11
Fixed capital formation: similar growth rate GFCF (y-o-y) (%) 25 20 15 10 5 0-5 -10-15 02Q1 03Q2 04Q3 05Q4 07Q1 Jun '08 Feb '08 12
Private consumption: slower growth rate Household final consumption (y-o-y) (%) 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 02Q1 03Q2 04Q3 05Q4 07Q1 Jun '08 Feb '08 13
Contribution of net exports: similar Contribution of net exports (y-o-y) (%) 5 3 1-1 -3-5 02Q1 03Q2 04Q3 05Q4 07Q1 Jun '08 Feb '08 14
GDP: similar growth rate GDP (y-o-y) (%) 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 02Q1 03Q2 04Q3 05Q4 07Q1 Jun '08 Feb '08 15
Labour market Starting point 16
ULC: higher growth rate* Gross wages (y-o-y) (%) Total employment (y-o-y) (%) 12 5 9 3 6 3 1-1 -3 0 02Q1 03Q2 04Q3 05Q4 07Q1-5 02Q1 03Q2 04Q3 05Q4 07Q1 Jun '08 Feb '08 Jun '08 Feb '08 ULC (y-o-y) (%) 10 7 4 1-2 -5 02Q1 03Q2 04Q3 05Q4 07Q1 Jun '08 Feb '08 * Growth rate of the number of working persons and ULC presented in comparable terms 17
Inflation Starting point 18
Inflation: similar 6 CPI inflation (y-o-y) (%) 5 4 3 2 1 0 02Q1 03Q2 04Q3 05Q4 07Q1 Jun '08 Feb '08 19
Macroeconomic projection for 2008-2010 Constant interest rates 20
Assumptions Macroeconomic projection 21
Growth abroad: lower from 2008 Q3 GDP growth abroad (y-o-y) (%) 5 4 3 2 1 0 02Q1 03Q2 04Q3 05Q4 07Q1 Jun '08 Feb '08 In NECMOD model, the foreign sector is represented by three economies (with weights, respectively): euro area (87.8%) United Kingdom (7.2%) United States (5.0%) 22
Lower economic growth abroad in comparison to February projection: in the United States throughout the projection horizon. in the euro area in 2009 and 2010 in the United Kingdom in 2009 23
Interest rates abroad: lower from 2009 Q3 Foreign 3M interest rates (%) 5 4 3 2 1 0 02Q1 03Q2 04Q3 05Q4 07Q1 Jun '08 Feb '08 24
In comparison to February projection, higher market interest rates abroad: in the United States throughout the projection horizon in the euro area throughout the projection horizon, except for 2008 Q2 in the United Kingdom till 2009 Q2 25
Price level abroad* 3.0 Price level abroad (value added deflator) (y-o-y) (%) 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 02Q1 03Q2 04Q3 05Q4 07Q1 Jun '08 Feb '08 * February path of value added deflator abroad estimated based on February forecast of GDP deflator abroad. 26
Energy commodity price index* Energy commodity price index (USD) 2.6 2.2 1.8 1.4 1.0 0.6 0.2 02Q1 03Q2 04Q3 05Q4 07Q1 Jun '08 Feb '08 * Global index of energy commodity prices includes prices of: hard coal, crude oil, natural gas. February forecast of the index is an estimate based on the change of forecast of oil price paths between the projections. 27
Global prices of agricultural commodities* 1.4 Agricultural commodity price index (USD) 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 02Q1 03Q2 04Q3 05Q4 07Q1 Jun '08 *Global index of agricultural commodity prices consists of prices of: wheat, pork, beef, poultry, fish, olive oil, sugar, oranges and bananas. Index weights represent the structure of consumer consumption (CPI basket). 28
GDP and its components Macroeconomic projection 29
Investment outlays: slightly higher growth rate in 2008, then lower in the longer projection horizon GFCF (y-o-y) (%) 25 20 15 10 5 0-5 -10-15 02Q1 03Q2 04Q3 05Q4 07Q1 Jun '08 Feb '08 30
Fixed capital formation: decomposition GFCF enterprises (y-o-y) (%) GFCF public sector (y-o-y) (%) 35 30 25 20 15 10-10 -505-15 -20 02Q1 03Q2 04Q3 05Q4 07Q1 35 30 25 20 15 10-5 05-10 02Q1 03Q2 04Q3 05Q4 07Q1 Jun '08 Jun '08 GFCF housing (y-o-y) (%) 35 30 25 20 15 10-10 -505-15 02Q1 03Q2 04Q3 05Q4 07Q1 Jun '08 31
Private consumption: higher in 2009 Private consumption (y-o-y) (%) 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 02Q1 03Q2 04Q3 05Q4 07Q1 Jun '08 Feb '08 32
Contribution of net exports: slightly higher 5 3 Contribution of net exports (y-o-y) (%) 1-1 -3-5 02Q1 03Q2 04Q3 05Q4 07Q1 Jun '08 Feb '08 33
GDP: lower growth rate till 2009 Q1, then above February path 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 GDP (y-o-y) (%) 02Q1 03Q2 04Q3 05Q4 07Q1 Jun '08 Feb '08 34
Labour market Macroeconomic projection 35
Labour market: faster productivity growth and slower growth of wages in the long projection horizon 12 Gross wages (y-o-y) (%) 5 3 Total employment (y-o-y) (%) 9 1 6-1 3-3 0 02Q1 03Q2 04Q3 05Q4 07Q1-5 02Q1 03Q2 04Q3 05Q4 07Q1 Jun '08 Feb '08 Jun '08 Feb '08 Unemployment (%) Labour productivity (y-o-y) (%) 24 18 10 8 12 6 6 0 02Q1 03Q2 04Q3 05Q4 07Q1 4 2 0 02Q1 03Q2 04Q3 05Q4 07Q1 Jun '08 Feb '08 Jun '08 Feb '08 36
ULC: initially higher, then lower growth rate* 10 ULC (y-o-y) (%) 10 ULC in non-agricultural sectors (y-o-y) (%) 7 7 4 4 1 1-2 -2-5 -5 02Q1 03Q2 04Q3 05Q4 07Q1 02Q1 03Q2 04Q3 05Q4 07Q1 Jun '08 Feb '08 Jun '08 Feb '08 * Growth rate of ULC presented in comparable terms 37
Exchange rate Macroeconomic projection 38
Exchange rate: slightly below February path Exchange rate EUR/PLN 5.0 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.0 02Q1 03Q2 04Q3 05Q4 07Q1 Jun '08 Feb '08 39
Inflation Macroeconomic projection 40
Core inflation* Core inflation (y-o-y) (%) 6 5 4 3 2 1 0-1 02Q1 03Q2 04Q3 05Q4 07Q1 Jun '08 * Core inflation does not include prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages and prices of energy carriers. 41
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0-1 -2-3 -4-5 -6-7 -8-9 -10 Core inflation determinants Determinants of y-o-y core inflation (%) 42 02Q3 03Q1 03Q3 04Q1 04Q3 05Q1 05Q3 06Q1 06Q3 07Q1 07Q3 08Q1 08Q3 09Q1 10Q1 10Q3 import prices excluding crude oil and natural gas ULC in non-agricultural sectors 02Q1 Y-o-y growth rate (%)
CPI inflation: clearly higher till mid-2009 but lower in long projection horizon CPI inflation (y-o-y) (%) 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 02Q1 03Q2 04Q3 05Q4 07Q1 Jun '08 Feb '08 43
June projection compared to February projection Macroeconomic projection 44
June projection compared to February projection: CPI inflation CPI inflation remains clearly above its path in February projection till the end of 2009. In 2010 inflation runs below its path in February projection. 45
Accounting for CPI inflation Macroeconomic projection 46
Decomposition of CPI inflation 4.2 Energy prices Food prices Core inflation 3.5 2.8 2.1 1.4 0.7 0.0-0.7 2007Q1 2007Q2 2007Q3 2007Q4 2008Q1 20 2008Q3 2008Q4 2009Q1 2009Q2 20 2009Q4 2010Q1 2010Q2 2010Q3 20 In the short-term horizon the greatest contribution is made by food prices In the long-term horizon the greatest contribution is made by core inflation (net of food and energy prices)
Analysis of deviations between June and February inflation projection Macroeconomic projection 48
Difference in the assessment of worldwide economic situation 0.8 Deviation of the June CPI inflation projection as a result of the change in the assumed paths of external sector variables between February and June round (p.p.) 0.06 Deviation of the June GDP (y-o-y) growth projection as a result of the change in the assumed paths of external sector variables between February and June round (p.p.) 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.04 0.02 0.00-0.02 0.4 0.3 0.2-0.04-0.06-0.08-0.10 0.1-0.12 0.0 08Q1 08Q3 08Q4 09Q1 09Q2 09Q4 10Q1 10Q2 10Q3-0.14 08Q1 08Q3 08Q4 09Q1 09Q2 09Q4 10Q1 10Q2 10Q3 Changed assumptions resulted in inflation higher of: 0.24 pp in 2008 0.62 pp in 2009 0.38 pp in 2010 Lower GDP growth in the short-term follows from the weakening of investment demand caused by dynamic growth of commodity prices.
Difference in assessment of labour market situation* 6% 5% Non-farm ULC - June (%) (y-o-y) Non-farm ULC - February (%) (y-o-y) 3.0% Effective labour supply - June projection's deviation from the February projection (p.p.) 4% 2.5% 2.0% 3% 1.5% 2% 1.0% 1% 0.5% 0% 08Q1 08Q3 08Q4 09Q1 09Q2 09Q4 10Q1 10Q2 10Q3 0.0% 08Q1 08Q3 08Q4 09Q1 09Q2 09Q4 10Q1 10Q2 10Q3 * ULC series from February and June projections are presented in comparable terms
Accounting for projection on ECMOD model (raw June projection vs. February projection) Deviation of June CPI inflation raw projection from February raw projection (p.p.) Deviation of June GDP raw projection from February raw projection (p.p.) 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.0-0.5 0.0-0.5-1.0-1.0-1.5-1.5 08Q1 08Q3 08Q4 09Q1 09Q2 09Q4 10Q1 10Q2 10Q3 08Q1 08Q3 08Q4 09Q1 09Q2 09Q4 10Q1 10Q2 10Q3 Rise in inflationary pressure in the short-term and its significant drop in 2010 Lower rise in GDP growth rate till the beginning of 2010
Expert adjustments Macroeconomic projection 52
Expert adjustments Adjustment of main macroeconomic scenario: labour market export deflator operating surplus of the household sector gross fixed capital formation of enterprises gross fixed housing capital formation and housing investment deflator inventories 53
Expert adjustments Coherence adjustments : energy prices food prices fiscal sector The following slides present the paths of variables before adjustments (so-called raw projection) and after introducing all expert adjustments to the model (June projection) 54
Joint effect of adjustments on inflation and GDP 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 CPI inflation (y-o-y) (%) 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 GDP (y-o-y) (%) 02Q1 03Q2 04Q3 05Q4 07Q1 02Q1 03Q2 04Q3 05Q4 07Q1 Raw Adjusted Raw Adjusted 55
Uncertainty of inflation projection 56
Uncertainty factors accounted for in the model fan chart Uncertainty of projection 57
Inflation projection June 2008 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0-1 -2-3 -4-5 percent 05q1 05q3 06q1 06q3 07q1 07q3 08q1 08q3 09q1 09q3 10q1 10q4 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0-1 -2-3 -4-5 Source: Economic Institute 58
Overview of probabilities for inflation Probability of inflation running: below 1.5% below 2.5% below 3.5% below the central path in the range (1.5%; 3.5%) 2008 Q2 0.000 0.000 0.112 0.495 0.112 2008 Q3 0.000 0.006 0.123 0.486 0.123 2008 Q4 0.020 0.095 0.286 0.484 0.266 2009 Q1 0.059 0.146 0.291 0.487 0.232 2009 Q2 0.108 0.204 0.341 0.492 0.233 2009 Q3 0.172 0.279 0.405 0.492 0.232 2009 Q4 0.261 0.369 0.492 0.500 0.231 2010 Q1 0.326 0.425 0.533 0.498 0.207 2010 Q2 0.365 0.459 0.559 0.503 0.194 2010 Q3 0.387 0.477 0.565 0.505 0.178 2010 Q4 0.402 0.479 0.563 0.505 0.160 59
Projection of GDP growth June 2008 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 percent. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 05q1 05q3 06q1 06q3 07q1 07q3 08q1 08q3 09q1 09q3 10q1 10q4 0 Source: Economic Institute 60
Decomposition of central path uncertainty (decomposition of the fan) Short term (below 1 year) endogenous variables: uncertainty of the random component in equations of food, energy, core inflation, exchange rate. exogenous variables: small though growing significance in the case of crude oil, natural gas and food prices Long term (above 1 year) endogenous variables: uncertainty of the random component in equations of total number of working people, wages, exchange rate and import volume exogenous variables: index of agricultural commodity prices, oil prices, natural gas prices, prices abroad (value added deflator abroad) 61
Uncertainty factors unaccounted for in the model Uncertainty of projection 62
1. Intensification in labour market tensions (Inflation ) perspectives of sustaining high demand for labour impact of economic recovery on the rise of effective labour supply impact of changes in fiscal and regulatory policies on labour market intensity and nature of migration flows 2. Stronger slowdown in the global economy (Inflation ) deeper global economy slowdown than that accounted for in June projection 3. Market regulations and implementation of European standards (Inflation ) weakness of the market mechanism on regulated market and uncertainty connected with the pace of deregulation process increase the uncertainty of future energy prices unknown term of implementation the standard VAT rates difficulties with assessment the scale of the impact of new regulation on carbon dioxide emissions and possible further tightening of environmental protection requirements on the economic activity
4. Continuation of rising trend of worldwide prices of energy and agricultural commodities (Inflation ) no sufficient adjustments in supply of commodities in response to growing demand no international coordination in terms of bio-fuel market regulation persisting uncertainty in financial markets resulting in increased interest in commodity market on the part of investors high sensibility of commodity prices to unpredictable weather and political factors 5. Propensity of enterprises to pass increased labour cost onto their prices in globalisation conditions (Inflation ) limited possibility of passing rising production costs on prices due to heightened competitive pressure increased possibility of reducing non-labour production costs 6. Exchange rate (Inflation ) problems in forecasting zloty exchange rate translate into a high risk of significant deviations of its future realisations from the projected path
6. Data released after the cut-off date External environment: data available after the cut-off date confirm better than anticipated economic situation in main global economies expected interest rate rises in the United States and euro area After the publication of GUS national accounts data for 2008 Q1 : implications for the starting point of the projection: stronger rise in private consumption, lower growth rate of gross fixed capital formation, higher contribution of exports increased probability of slower than projected closing of the supply gap in the coming quarters and a slower growth rate of external imbalance Labour market better labour market situation than accounted for in the projection: higher number of working persons, higher economic activity ratios smaller than accounted for in the projection reduction of unemployment rate between 2007 Q4 and 2008 Q1 increased probability of faster realisation of projection scenario: rise in the supply of labour amid concurrent slowdown in unemployment rate decline CPI - CPI inflation data in May indicate that in the short projection horizon food and energy price may be running above projection level
Uncertainty factors summary Uncertainty of projection 66
Having considered non-model uncertainty factors it can be assessed that the projection risk is symmetrical both for economic growth and for inflation. Uncertainty of projection 67