Hourly labour costs rose by 2.0% in the euro area (EA19) and by 2.7% in the EU28 in the first quarter of 2018, compared with the same quarter of the previous year. In the fourth quarter of 2017, hourly labour costs increased by 1.4% and 2.3% respectively. These figures are published by Eurostat, the statistical […]
The March 2018 unemployment rate was 7.5%, down 0.1 percentage points (p.p.) from the previous month’s level, 0.4 p.p. from three months before and 2.2 p.p. from the same month of 2017. That value corresponds to an upwards revision of 0.1 p.p. from the provisional estimate released one month ago and only going back to […]
Retail trade turnover index registered a year-on-year change rate of 0.7% in April (5.2% in March). The indices of employment, wages and salaries and hours worked adjusted of calendar effects presented year-on-year change rates of 3.1%, 4.0% and 0.4%, respectively (3.2%, 6.5% and 0.8% in the previous month, by the same order).
Industrial Production year-on-year change rate was 3.8%, in April, up by 1.7 percentage points from the previous month. Manufacturing Industry year-on-year change rate was 2.1% (-1.7% in March).
According to the flash estimate, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) annual rate was 1.0% in May 2018 (the final value in April was 0.4%). The estimated annual core inflation rate, which excludes energy and unprocessed food products components, was 0.6% (0.2% in the previous month). The acceleration of the CPI reflects the dissipation of the […]
The Consumer confidence indicator increased in the last three months, attaining in May the maximum value of the series. The economic climate indicator increased in May, after stabilizing in the previous month, attaining the maximum value since May 2002. In May the confidence indicators increased in Construction and Public Works, in Trade and in Services, […]