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Euro area economic situation and the foundations for growth Presentation by Mario Draghi President of the European Central Bank at the Euro Summit Brussels, 14 March 2013

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ECB President Mario Draghi presented this on growth last week, but I never saw it reported in media.

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Euro area economic situation and the

foundations for growth

Presentation by Mario Draghi

President of the European Central Bank at the Euro Summit

Brussels, 14 March 2013

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Latest data: 2012Q4. Sources: Eurostat.

Euro area real GDP (annual % growth rate)

Economic situation

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Euro area unemployment(% of labour force)

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euro area (2013)

euro area (2007)

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Latest data: January 2013 (December 2012 for Greece and Estonia).Source: Eurostat.

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Note: For improved readability, this and subsequent charts only show the countries listed above and do not include FI, EE, SK, SI, CY, MT. Countries are assigned to "External surplus/deficit" group if they had a current account surplus/deficit in 2007 (the last pre-crisis year). “Surplus” countries in blue, “deficit” countries in red. Annual data (smoothed lines). Source: AMECO.

External imbalances

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Current account balance (% of GDP)

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Bank credit to firms(annual rate of growth)

Notes: MFI loans to non-financial corporations adjusted for loan sales and securitisation. 3-month moving average. Latest observation January 2013. Source: ECB.

Credit situation

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Note: Budget balance is corrected for capital injections into banks.Source: European Commission 2013 Winter Economic Forecast.

General government debt (2012)(% of GDP)

Government deficits (2012)(% of GDP)

Fiscal situation

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Maastricht criterion

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Maastricht criterion

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Latest data: 2012Q4. Sources: Eurostat, ECB, EC.

Euro area real GDP (annual % growth rate)

Economic situation

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Net exports Domestic demand GDP

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Where does growth come from?- strengthening of global demand

- supportive monetary policy anchoring price stability

- and restoring :

Confidence

Credit

Competitiveness

Foundations for growth

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Wage and productivity developments

Note: 1999 = 100. Total economy. Productivity is defined as real GDP per employee. GDP-weighted average by country group. Annual data (smoothed lines). Source: AMECO.

Compensation Productivity

The competitiveness problem

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Austria

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Wage and productivity developments

Note: 1999 = 100. Total economy. Productivity is defined as real GDP per employee. Annual data (smoothed lines). Source: AMECO.

Germany

Spain ItalyFrance

Portugal

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Business margins(%, national accounts)

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Ext. surplus group

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Profitability problems

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Net operating surplus / value added for nonfinancial corporations (4-quarter averages)Latest observation: 2012Q3. Sources: Eurostat, ECB. Right-hand chart:Note: 1999 = 100. GDP-weighted average by country group. Due to data availability, “External surplus” group does not include Luxembourg, and “External deficit” group does not include Greece and Ireland. Annual data (smoothed lines).Source: Eurostat.

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Corporate bond yields(percentage points)

Note: EMU all maturities. Monthly data; Latest data: February 2013.Sources: BofA Merril Lynch, Datastream and ECB calculations.

Government bond yields(percentage points)

Note: 3-month moving average of monthly data. Latest data: February 2013.Sources: Thomson Reuters and ECB calculations.

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Interest rate on new loans to firms (Loans up to EUR 1 million to firms, percent per annum)

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Government deficits in 2009 and 2012(% of GDP)

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Conclusions

1. Review of product and labour markets to see whether they are compatible with participation in monetary union

2. Reform contracts for countries with pressing competitiveness problems.

3. Full implementation of Single Market legislation

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