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Consumer prices in March: It's those eggs again
Last month brought more expensive food, but this was offset by lower energy prices. Inflation stagnated at 2.7 per cent and remained within the tolerance band around the central bank's inflation target. Core inflation fell slightly.
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PMI in March: recovering foreign demand
The business conditions index was below the neutral value of 50 points in March for the thirty-fourth month in a row, indicating a decline in business activity.
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Retail sales in January: slowing growth at the beginning of the year
Retail sales had risen year on year for 14 months in a row in January and, owing to continued growth in real household incomes, a similar development could be expected this year.
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Industry in January: start of the year marked by uncertainties
Industrial production in January showed a year-on-year decline for the fourth month in a row. A decline was also reported on a month-on-month basis.
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Foreign trade in January: Solid start to the year
Although economic conditions in Europe are not the best, Czech companies are still doing well in foreign trade. However, both sides of the trade have been helped by the relatively low figures last January, against which this year's figures are being compared. Exports are up 12.2 per cent year-on-year, while imports are up 8.7 per cent. The trade surplus reached CZK 20.0 billion, compared with CZK 7.0 billion last January.
