2014
Overview of the Czech Economy GDP Employment Inflation Balance of Payments FDIs Balance of Budget Industry Foreign Trade
Main Characteristics of the Czech Economy Small, open economy, strongly dependent on foreign trade. Strong trade and ownership links with EU. Big portion of manufacturing sector (24% GDP). Long term real convergence with the developed countries, in 2007 GDP per capita 83% of the EU average, after recent recessions drop to 80 % in 2013. Low inflation. The relatively low rate of unemployment, one of the lowest in the EU. The current account deficit (-1.4% of GDP in 2013) is reduced due to the growing trade surplus. Fiscal consolidation: reduction in the public deficit to 1.4% of GDP and slowing the growth of government debt to 46% of GDP.
Gross Domestic Product Peak in the first quarter 2006 (7.6% growth). During 2009, the Czech economy fell in the deepest recession in its recent history due to global crisis. GDP declined by 4.4% in 2009, signs of recovery occurred in the first half of 2010. Close relationship between domestic economy and external demand behind this development. The economy declined by 0.9% in 2012 and by 0,9% in 2013 (y-o-y change data). In 2014 growth by 2.9 % in the first quarter and 2,7 % in the second quarter (y-o-y change data). The outlook for this year predicts about 2.0% GDP growth.
GDP Source: CZSO, graph MIT, Department of Economic Analysis
GDP by countries Source: Eurostat
GDP BY SECTORS Source: CZSO, graph MIT, Department of Economic Analysis
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE Source: Eurostat, graph MIT, Department of Economic Analysis
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX Source: CZSO, graph MIT, Department of Economic Analysis
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS Initially current account deficit caused by a balance of trade deficit compensated by inflow of foreign capital. Pro-export effect of investment helped the balance of trade to become positive (since 2005). But the current account as a whole remained in red numbers due to negative income balance (includes the outflow of dividends and reinvested earnings). High share of FDI is being financed from reinvested earnings from previous investments. On the other hand inflow of foreign capital is one of the major causes of the raise of external debt.
CURRENT ACCOUNT Source: CNB, graph MIT, Department of Economic Analysis
EXTERNAL DEBT Source: CNB, graph MIT, Department of Economic Analysis
INWARD FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT Source: CNB, graph MIT, Department of Economic Analysis
FDI BY COUNTRIES Source: CNB, graph MIT, Department of Economic Analysis
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT BY COUNTRIES Source: CNB, graph MIT, Department of Economic Analysis
OUTWARD FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT Source: CNB, graph MIT, Department of Economic Analysis
GENERAL DEBT AND BALANCE OF BUDGET Source: CZSO, graph MIT, Department of Economic Analysis
INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT Two recessions in recent development, 2009 and 2012, 2013, in 2014 growth again. Significant decline of industrial production in 2009 period of growth (8.6% in 2010 and 5.9 % in 2011). (-13.6 %), then a Industrial production: 0.8 % decline in 2012, 0.1 % decline in 2013, 6.4 % growth in first half of 2014. Important share of automotive industry 26.6 % (2014). New orders: growth in 2013 (3.8 % y/y) non-domestic (4.8 % y/y), growth in first half of 2014 (14,9 % y/y), non-domestic (18,5 % y/y). The outlook for this year predicts growth about 5 %.
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION Source: CZSO, graph MIT, Department of Economic Analysis
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCITON Source: CZSO, graph MIT, Department of Economic Analysis
INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT AND NEW ORDERS Source: CZSO, graph MIT, Department of Economic Analysis
NEW INDUSTRIAL ORDERS Source: CZSO, graph MIT, Department of Economic Analysis
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION Source: CZSO, graph MIT, Department of Economic Analysis
PRODUCTION CAPACITY UTILIZATION IN INDUSTRY Source: CZSO, graph MIT, Department of Economic Analysis
FOREIGN TRADE Foreign trade reached 351,2 billion CZK surplus in 2013. Exports grew by 3,3 % and imports by 2,0 % in 2013. Strong reliance on manufacturing (53.9 % share of machinery and transport equipment in 2013) and on exports to EU-28 (81,0 % of total exports in 2013). Export grew by 15,5 % and imports by 13,9 % in the first half of 2014.
FOREIGN TRADE Source: CZSO, graph MIT, Department of Economic Analysis
EXPORT BY COMMODITY (%) Source: CZSO,
IMPORT BY COMMODITY (%) Source: CZSO
EXPORT BY COUNTRIES (%) Source: CZSO
IMPORT BY COUNTRIES (%) Source: CZSO
FORECAST forecast 2013 2014 2015 Gross Domestic Product (change in %) MIT -0,9 2,0 2,2 MF -0,9 2,7 2,5 CNB -0,9 2,9 3,0 Colloquia Average -0,9 2,2 2,6 European Commission -0,9 2,0 2,4 Average Inflation Rate (in %) MIT 1,4 0,7 1,9 MF 1,4 0,6 1,7 CNB 1,4. x /. x / Colloquia Average 1,4 0,9 2,1 European Commission 1,4 0,8 1,8 Unemployment Rate (in %) MIT 7,0 6,5 6,3 MF 7,0 6,4 6,1 CNB 7,0 6,5 6,4 Colloquia Average 7,0.. European Commission 7,0 6,7 6,6 Note: Based on the Colloquia results of 17 institutions (July 2014), organised by the Ministry of Finance x/ CNB set the long-term inflation target to 2%, with a 1% tolerance band, by the accession to the euro area
The Czech Economy Jaroslav Vomastek Ministry of Industry and Trade Na Františku 32, Praha 1 www.mpo.cz