REGIONAL NETWORK

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

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 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

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

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..

Banks reported that total household demand picked up somewhat in 2009 Q3 (see Chart 1). The increase was less than banks expected in Q2 and primarily applied to demand for

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