Tax burden increases to 34.7% of gdP

In 2017, tax burden increased to 34.7% of GDP (34.3% in the previous year). This increase in revenue was influenced by positive performance of all tax burden items. Direct taxes revenue increased 3.3%, while indirect taxes and social contributions reve…

Services Turnover Index decelerated to 5.1%

Services turnover index, in nominal terms and adjusted for calendar and seasonal effects, presented a year-on-year change rate of 5.1% in March (5.3% in February). In the 1st quarter 2018, turnover grew 5.7% in year-on-year terms like in the last quarter.

CPI annual rate of change decreased to 0.4%

The CPI annual rate moved from 0.7% in March to 0.4% in April 2018. The annual core inflation rate, which excludes energy and unprocessed food products components, was 0.2% (0.8% in the previous month). The deceleration of the CPI reflects, to some ext…

Construction Production Index slowed down to 2.5%

The index of production in construction increased by 2.5% in the quarter ending in March 2018, in year-on-year terms (3 months moving average, working days and seasonally adjusted), down by 0.3% percentage points from the rate observed in February.Empl…

Industry Turnover Index registered a null change rate

Industry turnover year-on-year change rate was null in March (6.8% in the previous month). Domestic market index rose 1.7% (7.4% in February), while external market index declined 2.3% (change rate of 6.0% in the previous month). In the 1st quarter of …

The unemployment rate was 7.9%

The unemployment rate for the 1st quarter of 2018 was 7.9%. This value is down 0.2 percentage points (p.p.) from the previous quarter and 2.2 p.p. from the same quarter of 2017.The unemployed population, estimated at 410.1 thousand people, decreased by…