Regional network

Service industry contacts expect slightly stronger growth in household services and growth in commercial services to remain approximately

As in January, strongest investment growth ahead was planned by contacts in the local government and hospital sector.. The oil service sector planned for a marked reduction in

Contacts reported that overall prices had risen moderately over the past 12 months. The pace of 

Growth has shown little change since the previous survey and enterprises expect growth to remain moderate over the next six months.. Service industry contacts as a whole

Contacts expect annual wage growth of 2.8 percent in 2018, the same as the May estimate (Chart 6). The wage growth estimate from the previous survey is being pushed up by

The fall in oil prices and lower activity in the petroleum industry have weakened growth prospects in most sectors, but retail trade and the export industry expected

Contacts expected increased housing construction and higher public investment to boost growth to some extent ahead and envisaged fairly moderate growth over the next

Contacts had revised up their expectations of growth ahead somewhat, and expected overall growth to be moderate over the next 6 months.. Several contacts in this survey