Stats office publishes shocking figure, we're in for a big 'surprise' in February
There will be other, potentially market-moving data from abroad as well
It came in lower than expected again
External trade balance closed with a deficit in December
After only a few months there
4.4% unemployment rate
Stats office updates house price index
REal wages have also grown
Dropped or rose?
The sector is in decline
Mainly global announcements - important Hungarian events will be mostly early in the week
Analysts were also taken aback by December CPI print
The sector's performance fell sharply in 2023
Quite a surprise...
It does not look like industry will help Q4 GDP much
While more foreigners come to work here
November data show an improvement, but a significant rebound may come only in 2024
We'll also get the US inflation data
Even the recently revised government estimate of 5.9% may be a fa cryr from reality
Average age of fleet at new record