The Green Book: Current Economic Trends
Overview Employment and inflation remain stable in the economy, with output rising in all sectors including mining and manufacturing, services, construction and public administration. The economy added 705,000 jobs year-on-year in January, up from 560,000 in the previous month. Consumer price inflation in February was 1.0 percent, down from 1.1 percent in January. Mining and manufacturing production grew 0.1 percent in January, led by mobile phones and automobiles. Service output increased 0.9 percent, as wholesale retail and hotels restaurants improved due to the Lunar New Year effect...