Page 13 - Economic Outlook Romania 2019
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Supply side: industry driven by exports,

         residential take a nose dive on higher rates




         Ifo edging lower, Romania                   Public investments near all                  Cyclical or structural
         manufacturing follows                       time low, at 2.5% of GDP                     slowdown?


                                             14.0       75                                          30
           105                                          65                                              %YoY, 12m rolling
                                             12.0       55                                          25  average
                                             10.0       45  (%YoY, 12m rolling average)             20
           102                                                                                      15
                                             8.0        35                                          10
                                                        25
            99                               6.0        15                                           5
                                             4.0         5                                           0
                                                        -5
            96                               2.0       -15                                          -5
                                             0.0       -25                                         -10
            93                               -2.0      -35


                                                                                                            Total          Transport
                                                             Construction       Residential
                  Ifo Pan Germany Business Climate                                                          Telecom        IT
                  Manufacturing (3-mav, YoY, %, rhs)         Commercial         Civil Engineering           Engineering



         Ifo not doing well recently...               Cooling residential market...               IT has reached its limits…

         German economy starting to                   ... on higher interest rates.               ... as qualified labour force is
         lose momentum on trade war,                  Public investments picking up               limited. Transportation
         Brexit and emission norms. It                a bit but with a low multiplier             hinting at cyclical slowdown.

         could take until 2Q19 before a               effect.                                     Engineering pointing to

         rebound takes place.                                                                     investment pullback.


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