Section: ETLA (Finland)
GDP will grow by almost one per cent this year – in 2017 and 2018 the growth will gain momentum
Although general economic uncertainty has increased, the baseline scenario for the international economy is guardedly positive: economic growth in the euro area and the US will continue at last year’s pace, China’s growth will slow down in a controlled manner. Finland’s GDP will grow by 0.9 per cent in 2016; growth will...
Finland’s GDP will increase a bit this year – next year growth is expected to accelerate slightly
Finland’s GDP will increase by 0.2 per cent in 2015, after which growth will accelerate to 1 per cent in 2016 and to 1.3 per cent in 2017. Export- and investment-led growth requires the continuation of wage moderation and an improvement in competitiveness and recovery of export markets in the expected manner. The euro area continues its...
Euro Area growth is gaining momentum
Euro area growth is strengthening in the course of this year according to the Eurogrowth Indicator calculated by the Euroframe group in August 2015. GDP growth has accelerated slowly on quarter-on-quarter basis from a modest 0.2 per cent in the summer of 2014 to 0.4 per cent in the first quarter of this year. The indicator points to a further...
The Euro Area is continuing its cautious recovery – Finland’s GDP will finally return to growth
The euro area is continuing its cautious recovery, the US economy is undergoing a strong upswing, China’s growth is subsiding. Finland’s GDP will grow 0.5 per cent in 2015 and 1.6 per cent in 2016. The volume of exports will increase by one per cent in 2015; growth is expected to be approximately 3.5 per cent in 2016. Private...
Weak momentum in Euro Area growth continues in winter 2015
Euro Area growth remains weak in the winter 2014/2015 according to the Eurogrowth Indicator calculated by the Euroframe group in February. The forecast quarter-to-quarter growth rate for the fourth quarter of 2014 is 0.3 per cent, unchanged from the January estimation. The forecast growth rate for the first quarter of 2015 inched up by 0.1...
