Luxembourg Economic Outlook
June 30, 2020
The economy has seemingly taken a sharp hit in the first half of the year from lockdowns and social distancing measures. Official estimates suggest economic activity contracted by a quarter during the most intense period of confinement, from 23 March to 17 April, with the construction, hotel and catering, and retail sectors especially affected. Conditions likely remained dire through May as the unemployment rate remained stuck at April’s over five-year high, while business and consumer sentiment were mired deep in pessimistic territory despite improving slightly from April’s over one-decade lows. More positively, however, restrictions have been lifted gradually since late April, with bars and restaurants, as well as cinemas and sports venues allowed to reopen from 29 May, which should have supported the economy at the tail end of Q2.Luxembourg Economic Growth
The economy is expected to contract this year as confinement measures constrain household and capital spending, while feeble global demand will depress the external sector. Fiscal and monetary stimulus measures should offer some support, however. FocusEconomics analysts see GDP contracting 6.0% in 2020, which is down 0.6 percentage points from last month’s forecast. For 2021, the panel sees GDP growth at 6.1%.Luxembourg Economy Data
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Luxembourg Economic News
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Luxembourg: Harmonized consumer prices fall at a softer pace in June
July 8, 2020
Consumer prices rose a seasonally-adjusted 0.49% over the previous month in June, rebounding from May’s 0.15% drop.
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Luxembourg: Economy records sharpest contraction in seven-and-a-half years in Q1
June 29, 2020
GDP declined 0.2% year-on-year in the first quarter, contrasting the 3.0% expansion tallied in the fourth quarter of last year.
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Luxembourg: Unemployment stable in May
June 22, 2020
In May, the number of unemployed workers came in at 20,209, which was down 0.2% from April’s result.
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Luxembourg: Harmonized consumer prices fall at sharpest pace on record in May
June 8, 2020
Consumer prices fell a seasonally-adjusted 0.2% over the previous month in May, coming in below April's 0.1% drop.
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Luxembourg: Harmonized consumer prices fall for first time in over three-and-a-half years
May 6, 2020
Consumer prices fell 0.1% over the previous month in April, following the 0.6% decrease logged in March.
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