The Green Book: Current Economic Trends
Overview Production slowed while domestic consumption faltered partly due to the resumption of sales taxes on luxury goods. The economy added 339,000 jobs year-on-year in January as employment increased in both the manufacturing and service sectors. Consumer price inflation rose at a faster pace year-on-year in February, from 0.8 percent in the previous month to 1.3 percent, despite low petroleum product prices, as unfavorable weather conditions pushed up fresh food prices. Mining and manufacturing production fell 1.8 percent month-on-month in January due to weak exports and as the lux...