Economic and Monetary Developments

This quarterly report assesses current economic and monetary developments and provides economic projections for the medium term. The current state of the Slovak economy is analysed using quarterly and monthly data on inflation (consumer prices), the real economy (GDP, sales, industrial production, leading indicators, foreign trade), and the labour market (employment, unemployment, wages). This part also includes analyses on current topics and an assessment of business sentiment. The medium-term forecast of macroeconomic developments is based on assumptions for external environment developments and includes projections for inflation, GDP and its components, the labour market, and the balance of payments over the medium-term period (covering the current year and the next two years).