Regional network

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

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,

Construction sector contacts report moderate output growth over the past three months, but growth has slowed somewhat since August.. Housing construction and public investment are

Contacts in the construction industry reported that volume growth had been fairly moderate over the past 3 months, slightly weaker than in the previous survey..

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

The highest estimate is reported in services (3.2%) and the lowest in oil services (2.7%). The rise in prices is generally increasing, driven by manufacturing, retail trade