Emerging Europe Data Response Turkey Consumer Prices (Apr.) Inflation in Turkey fell a bit more than expected in April, to 43.7% y/y, driven largely by a sharp decline in energy inflation, but m/m price growth remained strong and the disinflation process will... 3rd May 2023 · 3 mins read
Emerging Europe Data Response Czech GDP (Q1 2023) & Manufacturing PMIs (Apr.) The 0.1% q/q expansion in Czech GDP in Q1 means that the economy avoided remaining in a technical recession by the skin of its teeth, but we think that growth will still disappoint consensus... 2nd May 2023 · 3 mins read
Emerging Europe Data Response Economic Sentiment Indicators (Apr.) The EC’s Economic Sentiment Indicators (ESIs) for Central and Eastern Europe generally fell slightly in April, with our regional measure declining for the first time in six months. On past form, the... 27th April 2023 · 2 mins read
Emerging Europe Data Response Poland Activity Data (Mar.) March’s activity data out of Poland were weaker than expected and suggest the economy may now be in a technical recession. Activity may start to bottom out soon, but we don’t think the economy is set... 24th April 2023 · 2 mins read
Emerging Europe Data Response Russia Consumer Prices (Mar.) Russian inflation fell sharply in March, to 3.5% y/y, as the surge in prices immediately after the war started to fall out of the annual comparison. The 0.4% m/m increase suggests that price pressures... 12th April 2023 · 3 mins read
Emerging Europe Data Response Turkey Activity Data (Feb.) Turkish industrial production and retail sales figures for February showed that the impact of the earthquakes on the economy was larger than we and most others had anticipated. But we think this will... 12th April 2023 · 3 mins read
Emerging Europe Data Response Manufacturing PMIs and Turkey CPI (Mar.) Manufacturing PMIs for March were weak in Czechia and Poland and suggest that industry remained in recessionary territory in Q1. But there were some bright spots, including the marked improvement in... 3rd April 2023 · 3 mins read
Emerging Europe Data Response Economic Sentiment Indicators (Mar.) The EC’s Economic Sentiment Indicators for Central and Eastern Europe increased in March and suggest that the region’s growth prospects have brightened. But sentiment is still at depressed levels... 30th March 2023 · 2 mins read
Emerging Europe Data Response Russia Activity Data (Feb.) The improvement in the Russian industrial production and retail sales data for February provide further evidence that economic activity recovered at the start of this year. We think that GDP is likely... 29th March 2023 · 2 mins read
Emerging Europe Data Response Poland Activity Data (Feb.) February’s activity data out of Poland paint a weak picture and support our view that GDP will, at best, flatline over 2023 as a whole. Even so, the central bank has little scope to help and we expect... 21st March 2023 · 3 mins read
Emerging Europe Data Response Turkey Activity Data (Jan.) The large increases in industrial production and retail sales in Turkey in January suggest that the economy got off to a strong start in early 2023. Activity will have been disrupted from the... 13th March 2023 · 3 mins read
Emerging Europe Data Response Russia Consumer Prices (Feb.) Russian inflation came in slightly softer than expected in February, at 11.0% y/y, and it will fall to the central bank’s 4% target in March as base effects pass through. We don’t think there’s been... 10th March 2023 · 3 mins read
Emerging Europe Data Response Turkey Consumer Prices (Feb.) Inflation in Turkey fell to 55.2% y/y in February, but underlying price pressures remain strong and the disinflation process appears to be happening more slowly than had been expected. Inflation will... 3rd March 2023 · 3 mins read
Emerging Europe Data Response Manufacturing PMIs (Feb.) The manufacturing PMIs for February suggest that industrial sectors in Central and Eastern Europe are continuing to struggle, but there are tentative signs that the region may now be past the worst of... 1st March 2023 · 2 mins read
Emerging Europe Data Response Turkey GDP (Q4 2022) Turkey’s economy expanded by 0.9% q/q (3.5% y/y) in Q4, but growth remained unbalanced as it was driven largely by private consumption while net trade provided a sizable drag. We think growth will... 28th February 2023 · 3 mins read
Emerging Europe Data Response Economic Sentiment Indicators (Feb.) The EC’s Economic Sentiment Indicators continued to rebound across Central and Eastern Europe in February, with our regional weighted measure hitting an eight-month high. It is broadly consistent with... 27th February 2023 · 2 mins read