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Unemployment level in Slovakia inched up to 3.97% in January

Albin Sybera February 22, 2024

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

Wojciech Kosc in Warsaw February 22, 2024

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

Polish PPI deflation deepens again in January

bne IntelliNews February 21, 2024

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

bne IntelliNews February 19, 2024

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

Czech inflation collapses to its lowest y/y rise in almost three years in January

bne IntelliNews February 15, 2024

Consumer price indices (inflation) in Czechia increased by 2.3% year on year and by 1.5% month on month.

Clear east-west divide in EU for gender balance in science and engineering

bne IntelliNews February 15, 2024

Female employment in science and engineering is well above 50% in multiple regions of Central and Southeast Europe, Eurostat figures show.

Slovak economy best performer in Central Europe with 1.2% growth in Q4

Albin Sybera February 15, 2024

Economic growth above 1% for the whole year 2023.

Hungary's economic recovery stalls in Q4

Tamas Csonka in Budapest February 15, 2024

GDP flat in Q4 and for the full year, adjusted GDP dropped 0.8%.

Polish economic growth picks up to 1.7% y/y in Q4, flash estimate shows

bne IntelliNews February 14, 2024

Polish GDP expanded 1.7% year on year in the fourth quarter, (chart) picking up versus a gain of 0.3% y/y in the preceding three months, seasonally adjusted data from the Central Statistical Office (GUS) showed in a flash estimate on February 14.

Slovenia’s industrial output down 10.2% y/y in December

bne IntelliNews February 13, 2024

In 2023 as a whole, industrial production declined by 5.3%.

Slovak industrial production declined by 0.6% in 2023

Albin Sybera February 12, 2024

The key automobile industry registered a y/y growth of 4.9%, the highest since 2018.

Hungarian CPI falls below 4% tolerance band of MNB after 34 months

Tamas Csonka in Budapest February 11, 2024

Inflation in Hungary dropped from 5.5% to 3.8% in January.

Czech unemployment inched up to 4% in January

bne IntelliNews February 8, 2024

Unemployment in Czechia climbed to 4% in January, which is an increase of 0.3 percentage points month on month and 0.1 points year on year.

Czech retail sales declined by 4.1% in 2023

Albin Sybera February 8, 2024

In December, retail sales increased by 1.6% year-on-year and by 0.2% month-on-month.

Hungary’s retail sales deliver positive surprise in December

Tamas Csonka in Budapest February 7, 2024

Decline slowed to 1%, the best monthly figure for the year.

Czech industry falls by 0.4% y/y in 2023

bne IntelliNews February 7, 2024

December figures released by the Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) were not overly optimistic either, with the output in industry decreasing by 0.7% year on year.

Slovenia's annual inflation slows to 3.3% in January

bne IntelliNews February 6, 2024

Inflation continues to decline, with winter sales contributing to the dip in January.

Czech PMI rises by 1.2 points in January

Albin Sybera February 2, 2024

Purchasing managers' index remains in negative territory at 43, extending a run that began in June 2022.

Poland’s PMI falls in January, defying expectations of rebound

bne IntelliNews February 1, 2024

Poland's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) declined 0.3 points to 47.1 in January (chart), the economic intelligence company S&P Global said on February 1.

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