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Trade deficit records rare drop of 10.6 pct in Dec, widens by 50.7 pct for full year
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Loan rates exceed 5 pct in Dec, spread at highest in almost 20 years
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Unemployment steady at 11.6 pct in Dec, employed rise by almost 80,000 YoY
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Manufacturing remains in contraction at start of 2023, but at slowest rate since Oct
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Retail sales rise by 12.3 pct YoY in Nov, but volumes barely move
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Close of 2022 sees softer labour market, with 60,235 fewer jobs
General govt primary cash surplus at 5.34 bln in nine-month, sharp fall in arrears

As in previous months, social security funds (SSFs) improved the most, with a primary cash balance of 1.98 billion euros compared to 952 million for the same period last year.
Local government recorded a surplus of 132 million, improving from the previous month’s figure of 46 million euros. The figure for the same period last year was 500 million.
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