Czech inflation slowed down to 2% y/y in February

Slovak industrial production grew by 3.6% y/y in January

The strongest negative influence came from a 6.2% decrease in the country’s decisive sector, the manufacture of transport equipment.

Hungary CPI slows to 18-month low in February

Hungary's inflation slowed to 3.7% in February, down from 3.8% in the previous month.

Hungary’ records extreme budget shortfall in February

Hungary's cash flow-based general government deficit reached HUF1.7 trillion (€4.3bn) at the end of February, which accounts for roughly 70% of the HUF2.5 trillion full-year target.

Czech unemployment remains at 4% in February

The Czech unemployment rate remained at 4% in February, unchanged month-on-month. In year-on-year terms, it increased by 0.1%.

Czech PMI inches upwards in February

The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for Czechia, compiled by market intelligence company S&P Global, inched upwards in February to 44.3 amid some positive signs in the struggling manufacturing sector.

Polish manufacturers anticipate recovery as PMI’s growth well beats consensus in February

Poland's Purchasing Managers' Index rose 0.8 points to 47.9 in February, the economic intelligence company S&P Global said on March 1.

Polish GDP grows 1.7% y/y in Q4

Investment held up well, growing 8.7% y/y, adding 1.5pp compared to the preceding quarter.

Three of seven Hungarian regions among 20 poorest in EU

The four poorest Hungarian regions (Southern Great Plain, Northern Great Plain, Northern Hungary and Southern Transdanubia) had per capita GDP of between 50-55% of the EU average.

Commercial real estate investment dropped by 55% in Central Europe in 2023, says Cushman & Wakefield

The highest proportion of the capital went into the office sector, although its share dropped from 41% in 2022 to 32% in 2023 because of the increasing trend towards remote work.

Is the worst of Europe's slowdown over as PMI recover?

Unemployment level in Slovakia inched up to 3.97% in January

It is an increase of 0.09 percentage points compared to December and a drop of 0.47pp on January 2023.

Polish industrial production expands 1.6% y/y in January

Low economic activity among Poland’s main trading partners weigh on Polish industrial companies.

Polish PPI deflation deepens again in January

Poland's producer price index (PPI) declined 9% year on year in January (chart), following a revised fall of 6.9% y/y in December.

CEE losing competitiveness because of soaring wages and weak productivity growth

Unit labour costs have surged by 25% since 2020 – something not seen since the early 2000s, says Capital Economics