Updated: February 28, 2000 [SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN]
Annual M3 rate 5.3 5.2 5.0 5.2 4.7
M3 (3-mo moving avg) 5.4 5.4 5.2 5.1 5.0
CPI (y/y) 2.8 2.7 2.9 2.6 2.4
Unempl. rate (sa) 8.8 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.8
Retail Sales (y/y) 3.3 1.0
Producer Prices (y/y) 6.2 6.6 6.3 5.4
Indust. Output (y/y) 5.8 3.8 4.4
Trade balance (E bn) -0.4 2.7 1.5 0.7
Current Account (ECB) -1.5 -0.1 -2.9 -4.8
Economic sentiment 103.6 103.4 103.1 103.3 103.0
Industrial Confidence 7 6 5 5 2
Consumer Confidence -3 -3 -4 -1 -2
[4Q99 1Q00 2Q00 3Q00]
Real GDP (q/q) 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.6
Real GDP (y/y) 3.3 3.5 3.7 3.3
Labor costs (y/y) 2.5 3.6 3.8 3.9
p: preliminary