Regional network

Export industry contacts reported weak output growth, somewhat lower than in the previous survey.. Demand from the international petroleum industry was reported to be lower and a

Contacts in the construction industry reported that volume growth had been moderate over the past 3 months, approximately unchanged since the previous round.. The level

Employment and capacity utilisation have increased in recent months, and enterprises expect annual wage growth to be slightly higher in 2019 than in 2018.. 1.1 Output and demand

Investment plans in the service sector had been revised up slightly since January, while contacts in manufacturing, retail trade and the local government and hospital sector

Compared with the previous round, the rise in prices slowed in the export industry, construction and retail trade, but picked up in the other industries. The rise in prices was

Growth was slightly stronger than in the previous round and had so far been somewhat higher than anticipated by network contacts in January.. Market prospects were revised up

Even though contacts report a sharp rise in prices over the past twelve months, a majority of contacts expect an accelerating rise in prices in the year ahead, reflecting

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