Econ ministry out with a raft of stats/forecasts in its twice-yearly outlook
- confirms 2016 GDP forecast of +1.8%
- 2015 household consumption to rise +1.8% vs +2.0% prev. 2016 +1.8% vs +1.6% prev
- 2015 govt spending to rise +2.3% vs +1.5% prev. 2016 +2.0% vs +1.6% prev
- sees exports +5.4% in 2015 vs +4.7% prev. 2016 +5.3% vs +5.1% prev
- imports +5.9% in 2015 vs +5.7% prev. 2016 +5.3% vs +5.1% prev
- domestic demand +1.7% in 2015 vs +2.0% prev. 2016 +2.1% vs +1.8% prev
- construction investment +1.1% in 2015 vs +2.1% prev.2016 +2.9% vs +2.8% prev
- sees employment rising to 43m in 2015 and a record 43.3m in 2016
I wonder if that last figure takes into account the 1m refugees currently crossing the border?
- consumer price inflation +0.3% in 2015 and +1.1% in 2016
We'll see about that CPI number in due course
