All analysis from category Macro comment
Macro comment
Unemployment in October: decline due to seasonal factors
Unemployment tends to fall in October, and this year is no different.
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Retail sales in September: pace of sales decline accelerates
Retail sales fell for the seventeenth month in a row year-on-year in September, and the pace of decline deepened for the third month in a row.
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Foreign trade in September: back in surplus after 2 months
The balance of foreign trade ended in a surplus of CZK 12.8 billion in September. After deficits in July and August, the trade balance returned to a surplus. This is a year-on-year improvement by CZK 25.3 billion.
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Industry in September: falling domestic and foreign demand
Industry in September: falling domestic and foreign demandIndustrial production fell for the third month in a row in September, with declines recorded in most sectors and no significant improvement likely before the end of the year.
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October state budget: first monthly deficit since May
In January-October, the central government ran a deficit of CZK 211 billion. In October alone, the budget was in deficit of CZK 30 billion. This is the first monthly deficit since May. The twelve-month balance fell to CZK -284 billion.
