Indicators

Last updates

Business confidence 28/02/2024
Business confidence is measured as the balance of optimistic and pessimistic answers of company directors in several industries to questions in the business survey.
Real effective exchange rate based on ULC, index 2015 28/02/2024
The real effective exchange rate (REER) aims to assess a country's (or currency area's) price or cost competitiveness relative to its principal competitors in international markets. The REER is deflated by the unit labour cost index (ULC) against a panel of 42 industrialised countries. The indicator is an index based on the year 2015.
Real effective exchange rate based on HICP, index 2015 28/02/2024
The real effective exchange rate (REER) aims to assess a country's (or currency area's) price or cost competitiveness relative to its principal competitors in international markets. The REER is deflated by the consumer price index against a panel of 42 industrialised countries. The indicator is an index based on the year 2015.
Real effective exchange rate based on HICP, 3-year change 28/02/2024
The real effective exchange rate (REER) aims to assess a country's (or currency area's) price or cost competitiveness relative to its principal competitors in international markets. The REER is deflated by the consumer price index against a panel of 42 industrialised countries. This indicator is included in the Alert Mechanism Scoreboard.
Nominal unit labour cost index, 3-year change 28/02/2024
The nominal unit labour cost (NULC) is defined as the ratio of total compensation of employees, in millions of national currency per total number of employees in persons divided by the ratio of GDP in market prices in millions, chain-linked volumes, reference year 2005, at 2005 exchange rates in national currency per total number of persons employed. This indicator is included in the Alert Mechanism Scoreboard.
Euro area 28/02/2024
Forecasts from international institutions, financial companies, research institutes and a number of consensus forecasts the euro area are reported
Belgium 28/02/2024
Forecasts from international institutions, financial companies, research institutes and a number of consensus forecasts for Belgium are reported
Unemployment 28/02/2024
This section provides harmonised unemployment rates (ILO-definition) for Belgium, its neighbouring countries and the euro area, and an unemployment rate based on administrative data for Belgium.
Domestic employment 28/02/2024
This section provides the evolution of the number of employed persons in Belgium, Germany, France, the Netherlands and the euro area.
Overall inflation 28/02/2024
Inflation measures the increase in consumer prices as compared to the previous year in percent.
Core inflation 28/02/2024
Core inflation measures the increase in consumer prices corrected for the price development of energy products and unprocessed food. Increases are measured in percent as compared to previous years' prices.
Capacity utilisation 28/02/2024
Capacity utilisation provides the capacity at which companies in the manufacturing industry are operating as a percentage of full capacity.

General economic indicators 28/02/2024

This section aims to provide a general overview of the macroeconomic stance of Belgium, its three neighbouring countries and the euro area as a whole. For some indicators, their American and Japanese counterparts are added to provide a global perspective.

Economic forecasts 28/02/2024

This section provides an overview of forecasts of different institutions for Belgium and the euro area.

Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure: Alert Mechanism Scoreboard 28/02/2024

The Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure (MIP) is based on Article 121.6 of the Treaty that deals with the coordination of EU Member States economic policies (23/11/2011).

Indicators

Last updates

Business confidence 28/02/2024

Real effective exchange rate based on ULC, index 2015 28/02/2024

Real effective exchange rate based on HICP, index 2015 28/02/2024

Real effective exchange rate based on HICP, 3-year change 28/02/2024

Nominal unit labour cost index, 3-year change 28/02/2024

Euro area 28/02/2024

Belgium 28/02/2024

Unemployment 28/02/2024

Domestic employment 28/02/2024

Overall inflation 28/02/2024

Core inflation 28/02/2024

Capacity utilisation 28/02/2024

General economic indicators 28/02/2024

Economic forecasts 28/02/2024

Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure: Alert Mechanism Scoreboard 28/02/2024