Energy independence, the fight against the shadow economy, digitization, stability and rule-of-law are essential for Latvia’s competitiveness and FDI attraction.
In Estonia, the consumer basket price was 24.8% higher YoY. Orders have declined, making harder to pass the higher costs to the final products. Competitiveness is at stake.
Polish industrial production grew by 7.6% YoY, thus decelerating rapidly in recent months. The economy and the labor market must adjust to a new energy shock.
In Latvia, the State programme for house purchase provides a boost to the price increase, lowering the effectiveness of the macroprudential policy.
In Estonia, inflation over the year has reached 22.8%. Meanwhile, growth in retail sales and industrial output has slowed down.
In Poland, June CPI rose to 15.5% YoY, where energy carriers were 35.1% more expensive than a year earlier, with fuels +46.7%.
In Estonia, consumer prices rose 21.9% in June over the year, whereas the share of energy in the consumer basket is higher only in Latvia.
In Latvia, inflation was on the rise in June (+19.3% YoY). Businesses transferred the cost increase to the prices and made consumers pay for it.
Upward pressure from commodity prices continues and symptoms of a marked economic slowdown are visible in the construction industry.
In May, inflation in Estonia touched 20% over the year, with higher energy costs being passed through to the prices of goods and services.