Industrial Production PMI (flash)
– October – – December –
%mom %yoy mfg svcs

Median Forecast -0.2 -2.8 46.5 47.0
High forecast 1.1 -1.7 46.8 47.5
Low forecast -1.5 -4.0 45.0 45.5
Previous period -2.5 -2.3 46.2 46.7

Number of responses 16 10 14 13

4Cast 0.1 -2.4 46.1 47.1
Barclays Cap. -0.8 n/a 46.5 47.1
BNP Paribas n/a n/a 46.6 46.9
Capital Economics -1.5 -4.0 45.8 46.2
Citi -1.2 -3.7 46.6 46.4
Commerzbank 0.2 -2.0 n/a n/a
DZ Bank 0.1 n/a 45.8 n/a
ING 1.1 -1.7 46.8 46.6
Lloyds Bank -1.2 -3.1 46.6 47.0
LBBW 0.0 n/a 46.5 47.5
Natixis -0.1 -2.5 n/a n/a
Nomura -0.5 n/a 46.4 46.6
Soc. Generale -1.5 -3.9 n/a n/a
Standard Chartered -1.5 -3.9 46.4 47.3
UBS -0.3 -2.3 46.8 47.0
Unicredit 0.2 n/a 46.8 47.3
Westpac 0.3 n/a 45.0 45.5

HICP (final)
– November –
%mom %yoy core (%yoy)

Median Forecast -0.2 2.2 1.5
High forecast 0.0 2.2 1.5
Low forecast -0.2 2.2 1.4
Previous period 0.2 2.5 1.5

Number of responses 8 12 7

4Cast -0.1 2.2 1.4
Barclays Cap. -0.2 2.2 1.4
BNP Paribas -0.2 2.2 n/a
Capital Economics -0.2 2.2 1.4
Citi -0.1 2.2 n/a
Commerzbank n/a n/a 1.5
DZ Bank n/a 2.2 n/a
ING -0.2 2.2 1.5
Lloyds Bank -0.2 2.2 n/a
LBBW n/a 2.2 n/a
Standard Chartered n/a 2.2 n/a
UBS 0.0 2.2 1.5
Unicredit n/a 2.2 n/a
Westpac n/a n/a 1.5
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* Median is based on above forecasts and is not intended to represent
a consensus.

The survey was conducted on Friday, December 7.

[TOPICS: MTABLE,M$GDS$,M$XDS$,M$X$$$]