Asia Pacific Consensus Forecasts
The release of first quarter national accounts data shows a mixed performance at the start of this year. While countries like South Korea and Taiwan performed strongly as their recoveries […]
Tag Archives: National accounts
France: Improvement in Consensus Expectations
As mentioned last month, the Q2 national accounts released just after August’s survey deadline showed GDP advancing by a stronger-than-expected 0.5% (q-o-q). This followed falls of -0.2% in both Q4 […]
Germany: Robust Domestic Demand Spurs Q2 Expansion
The detailed breakdown of the Q2 national accounts confirmed a 0.7% (q-o-q) expansion in GDP, driven by solid consumer spending and a rebound in investment as the Euro zone exited […]
US: Sharp GDP Downgrade Follows Historical Data Revision
The advance Q2 national accounts showed heavy revisions to the historical data, including 2012 GDP which is now estimated to have expanded by 2.8% instead of 2.2% previously. This no […]
France: Manufacturing Still Shaky But Showing Improvement
The second release of the Q1 national accounts confirmed the economy’s fall into recession. GDP contracted by 0.2% (q-o-q), the same rate of decline as in Q4 2012, dragged down […]
