Regional network

Overall, contacts expected growth to pick up somewhat over the next 6 months, with construction and the service sectors in particular expecting stronger growth

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 

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

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

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

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