Updated: March 8, 2001 [OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB]
Annual M3 rate 5.2 5.0 5.2 4.7
M3 (3-mo moving avg) 5.4 5.2 5.1 5.0
CPI (y/y) 2.7 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.6
Unempl. rate (sa) 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.8
Retail Sales (y/y) 0.8 1.2 1.7
Producer Prices (y/y) 6.5 6.3 5.4 4.8
Indust. Output (y/y) 3.7 4.3 8.0
Trade balance (E bn) 2.7 1.5 0.7
Current Account (ECB) -0.1 -2.9 -4.8
Economic sentiment 103.4 103.2 103.3 103.1 102.7
Industrial Confidence 6 5 5 3 1
Consumer Confidence -3 -4 -1 -1 -2
[1Q00 2Q00 3Q00 4Q00]
Real GDP (q/q) 0.9 0.8 0.5 0.7
Real GDP (y/y) 3.5 3.7 3.2 3.0
Labor costs (y/y) 3.6 3.8 3.9
p: preliminary