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REAL GDP (calendar adjusted data)                    
  Belgium
                   
  Final consumption
                   
  private
-0.3   0.2 2.7 0.6 2.0 1.7 1.7 1.1 1.7 0.8
  public
0.4   1.1 0.6 1.9 2.7 1.9 1.0 0.8 1.3 1.4
  Gross fixed capital formation
-0.6   4.2 -1.2 -8.4 2.0 6.3 2.6 6.4 7.8 0.1
  Domestic demand (including changes in stocks)
n.   n. n. n. n. n. n. n. n. n.
  Exports of goods and services
0.7   5.5 9.6 -11.1 2.1 5.2 5.4 3.8 6.1 0.5
  Imports of goods and services
0.5   5.7 8.9 -10.6 3.4 5.4 5.0 5.2 6.1 0.5
  GDP
-0.3   1.9 2.4 -2.8 1.0 2.9 2.7 1.8 3.2 0.8
  International comparison of GDP
                   
  Euro area1
-0.6   1.4 2.0 -4.4 0.4 3.0 3.2 1.7 2.2 0.7
  EU-27
-0.3   1.5 2.1 -4.3 0.3 3.2 3.3 2.1 2.5 1.5
CONSUMER PRICES                    
  Belgium
                   
  HICP
2.6   3.4 2.3 0.0 4.5 1.8 2.3 2.5 1.9 1.5
  National general index
2.8   3.5 2.2 -0.1 4.5 1.8 1.8 2.8 2.1 1.6
  National health index
2.7   3.1 1.7 0.6 4.2 1.8 1.8 2.2 1.6 1.5
  International comparison of HICP
                   
  Euro area1
2.5   2.7 1.6 0.3 3.3 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1
  EU-27
2.6   3.1 2.1 1.0 3.7 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.1
LABOUR COSTS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR                    
  Belgium
                   
  Labour costs per hour worked
3.2e 2.3 0.9 2.7 3.7 3.3 3.4 1.7 1.9 1.6
  Unit labour costs
3.7e 2.2 -0.6 3.8 3.6 2.1 1.9 0.9 -0.4 0.4
  International comparison
                   
  Labour costs per hour worked (according to CCE)
                   
  Belgium
2.9   3.4 1.0 2.5 3.0 3.8 3.5 1.5 2.1 2.3
  Three main neighbouring countries (FR,DE,NL)
2.4   3.0 1.7 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.3 1.6 1.9 3.1
  Unit labour costs for the whole economy
                   
  Euro area1
1.3   0.9 -0.7 4.3 3.7 1.4 0.8 1.3 0.8 2.2
  EU-27
1.8   1.0 -0.5 4.4 4.1 1.9 1.2 1.6 1.0 2.2
LABOUR MARKET                    
  Belgium
                   
  Total employment
0.2   1.3 0.7 -0.2 1.8 1.7 1.1 1.4 1.1 0.0
  Unemployment
2.5   -3.7 2.3 9.8 -5.2 -9.5 -1.4 3.4 7.1 9.5
  Total employment2
7.8   59.4 31.3 -7.7 79.1 73.0 49.7 61.6 44.9 0.0
  Unemployment2
13.9   -20.7 12.7 49.7 -27.6 -55.8 -8.1 19.8 38.5 46.7
  Harmonised unemployment rate3
                   
  Belgium
7.6   7.2 8.3 7.9 7.0 7.5 8.3 8.5 8.4 8.2
  Euro area1
11.4   10.2 10.1 9.6 7.6 7.6 8.5 9.2 9.3 9.0
  EU-27
10.5   9.7 9.7 9.0 7.1 7.2 8.3 9.0 9.3 9.1
GENERAL GOVERNMENT (EDP definition, in percentages of GDP)                    
  Belgium
                   
  Primary balance
-0.5   -0.4 -0.4 -1.9 2.8 3.8 4.3 1.7 4.5 5.1
  Overall balance
-3.9   -3.7 -3.8 -5.6 -1.0 -0.1 0.4 -2.5 -0.1 -0.1
  Gross debt
99.8   97.8 95.6 95.7 89.2 84.0 88.0 92.0 94.0 98.4
  International comparison of overall balance
                   
  Euro area1
-3.7   -4.1 -6.2 -6.4 -2.1 -0.7 -1.4 -2.5 -2.9 -3.2
  EU-27
-4.0   -4.4 -6.5 -6.9 -2.4 -0.9 -1.5 -2.5 -2.9 -3.2
CURRENT ACCOUNT (in percentages of GDP)                    
  Belgium (until 2006)
            1.9 2.0 3.2 3.4
  Belgium (from 2007 onwards)
-1.4   -1.1 1.9 -1.4 -1.3 1.9        
  International comparison
                   
  Euro area1
1.5e 0.2 0.3 0.1 -0.7 0.4 0.5 0.4 1.1 0.4
  EU-27
0.7e 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -1.0 -0.4 -0.3 -0.1 0.4 0.1

1 Euro area = EA-17
2 Annual changes in thousands
3 Annual averages in percentages of labour force.
 
Sources : NBB, GDSEI, NEO, EUROSTAT, EC, NAI


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