REGIONAL NETWORK

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

Norges Bank’s regional network contacts report that output growth has been weak over the past three months, in line with their expectations in the previous survey, in February.. Solid

Overall, network contacts expected employment growth to slow slightly, but plans to increase employment over the next 3 months were reported in all industries.. C OSTS , PRICES

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

The overall level of employment reported by network contacts has remained broadly unchanged over the past three months.. The oil service sector reports the most pronounced decline,

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

Overall employment levels in enterprises have fallen somewhat over the past 3 months and developments have been slightly weaker than contacts envisaged in August.. No private sector