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PMI starts 2026 strongly, despite cost and supply chain pressures
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Credit to corporations drives loans growth for 7.9 pct YoY in Dec
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Private sector deposits end 2025 at highest level since summer 2010
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Energy drives drop of 2.1 pct YoY in producer prices at close of 2025
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Retail sales growth slows to 1.7 pct YoY in Nov on back of sharp drop in fuel transactions
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Unemployment rate down to 7.5 pct in Dec, lowest since Nov 2008
Budget primary confirmed at deficit of 1.47 bln in Jan as taxes dwindle
The primary balance was below its target by 442 million euros. Expenditure excluding interest payments and the public investment budget came to 4.22 billion euros. Net revenues came to 3.85 billion euros, below target by 812 million euros.
The monthly primary balance for January improved from a monthly deficit of 4.45 billion noted in December. The overall budget balance in January came to a deficit of 1.56 billion euros compared to a deficit of 768 million euros in January 2020.
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