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0.6 0.9 0.4 1.4 - 1.4 1.8 - 1.2 - 0.9 1.2 -1.5 -0.1 0.3 0.5 - 0.1 0.1 - 0.4 - 0.6 -0.2 -0.2 -1.7 7.0 1.8 - 1.7 2.5 - -0.4 - -0.2 0.3 -1.8 1.6 5.4 2.9 - 2.8 4.2 - 4.5 - 4.3 4.8 -1.4 0.8 5.9 3.3 - 3.3 5.0 - 3.9 - 3.6 4.0 -0.2 0.0 1.3 1.4 - 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3 - 1.3 1.5 1.4

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CONSUMER PRICES

Belgium HICP Nationalgeneralindex Nationalhealthindex

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LABOUR COSTS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR(2)

Belgium Labourcostsperhourworked Unit labour costs

International comparison Labourcostsperhourworked(3)

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CURRENT ACCOUNT

Belgium

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99012 99229 99627 99893 100193 100726 100892 101416 n.

0.4 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.2(4)

1.2 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.5(4)

0.2 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.6(4)

0.3 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5(4)

1.1 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6(4)

1.5 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.7(4)

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2.9 1.3 2.4 0.4 0.1 0.8 -0.2 1.1 n.4.5 3.3 2.5 2.7 -0.5 2.3 3.0 3.5 n.0.6 1.0 1.1 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.5 n.1.2 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.5(5)

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Final private consumption Final public consumption Grossfixedcapitalformation business housing public Exportsofgoodsandservices Importsofgoodsandservices GDP

MAIN COMPONENTS OF VALUE ADDED(1)

Industry Construction Services GDP

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2013 2014 2015III IV I II III IV I II III IV

4532.1 4535.8 4537.6 4545.1 4552.5 4561.9 4569.5 4583.9 4601.9 4607.5

62.1 61.4 61.8 62.0 61.8 62.0 62.2 61.5 62.0 61.767.7 66.7 67.1 67.4 67.2 67.4 67.5 66.8 67.4 67.0

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64.1 64.2 64.5 64.7 65.0 65.1 65.3 65.5 65.8 66.068.4 68.6 68.9 69.1 69.4 69.5 69.7 69.9 70.2 70.4

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587 568 551 554 596 602 588 572 562 566 571 564 554104 97 91 92 114 120 122 112 107 105 105 103 98483 471 461 462 482 483 466 460 455 461 466 461 457

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Belgium Domesticemployment(2)

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Internationalcomparisonoftheemploymentrate(3)

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Harmonisedunemploymentrate(6)

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OVERALL SyNTHETIC CURVE(1) MANUFACTURINGINDUSTRY

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p.m.Nationalindexofconsumerprices Generalindex Healthindex(3)

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Sources:Eurostat;FPSEconomy,SMEs,Self-employedandEnergy.(1) Fruit,vegetables,meatandfish.(2) HICPexcludingfoodandenergy.(3) Generalindexexcludingproductswhichareharmfultothehealth(tobacco,alcohol,petrolanddiesel).(4) Euro area = EA11-2000, EA12-2006, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2010, EA17-2013, EA18-2014, EA19.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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0.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 -0.2 0.0 -0.2(5)

-5.8 -4.8 -5.1 -5,6 -7.2 -8.9 -8.5 -7.3 -5.8 -5.4 -8.1 -8.7 -8.6(5)

1.3 2.1 1.9 1.4 2.4 2.7 3.2 2.7 2.0 1.4 0.6 1.3 1.2(5)

0.7 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.5(5)

0.6 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.8(5)

0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.5(5)

1.0 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.2 0.9 1.4 1.0(5)

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g Harmonised index of consumer prices (continued)Monthlydata

BELGIUM

Total HICP Energy Unprocessedfood(1)

Processedfood Underlyingtrendininflation(2)

Non-energyindustrialgoods Services

p.m.Nationalindexofconsumerprices Generalindex Healthindex(3)

EURO AREA(4)

Total HICP Energy Unprocessedfood(1)

Processedfood Underlyingtrendininflation(2)

Non-energyindustrialgoods Services

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Sources:Eurostat;FPSEconomy,SMEs,Self-employedandEnergy.(1) Fruit,vegetables,meatandfish.(2) HICPexcludingfoodandenergy.(3) Generalindexexcludingproductswhichareharmfultothehealth(tobacco,alcohol,petrolanddiesel).(4) Euro area = EA11-2000, EA12-2006, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2010, EA17-2013, EA18-2014, EA19.(5) Flash estimate._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(percentage changes compared to the corresponding month of the previous year)

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2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

43.2 44.3 45.1 44.9 44.615.8 16.1 16.7 16.7 16.612.7 13.1 13.0 13.0 12.914.0 14.2 14.4 14.3 14.30.7 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9

7.1 7.3 7.4 7.1 6.750.3 51.6 52.6 52.0 51.3

24.2 24.8 25.3 25.3 25.426.7 27.4 26.9 26.6 25.750.8 52.2 52.2 51.9 51.0

-0.5 -0.6 0.3 0.1 0.3

3.6 3.6 3.4 3.2 2.9

-4.1 -4.2 -3.0 -3.1 -2.6

-3.7 -3.5 -2.5 -2.5 -1.20.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.1-0.3 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3 -1.4-0.2 -0.5 -0.2 -0.2 0.0

-0.5 -0.6 0.3 0.1 0.3-1.2 -0.6 -0.2 0.1 0.3-1.6 -1.4 -0.6 -0.4 -0.1

-4.1 -4.2 -3.0 -3.1 -2.6-4.2 -3.7 -3.0 -2.6 -2.1-4.5 -4.3 -3.3 -3.0 -2.4

102.3 104.1 105.2 106.5 106.086.0 89.3 91.1 92.0 90.781.0 83.8 85.5 86.8 85.2

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REVENUE Fiscalandparafiscalrevenue Directtaxes Indirecttaxes Actual social contributions Capitaltaxes

Non-fiscalandnon-parafiscalrevenue(2)

Total

PRIMARY EXPENDITURE Socialbenefits(3)

Otherexpenditures Total

PRIMARY BALANCE

INTEREST CHARGES

OVERALL BALANCE

p.m. FOR THE SUBSECTORS Federalgovernment Socialsecurity Communitiesandregions Local authorities

INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON Primarybalance Belgium Euro area(4)

EU-28 Overall balance Belgium Euro area(4)

EU-28 Consolidatedgrossdebt Belgium Euro area(4)

EU-28

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Sources: NAI, NBB, Eurostat.(1) ExcessiveDeficitProcedure(EDP),definitionoftheTreatyontheFunctioningoftheEuropeanUnion.(2) Propertyincome,imputedsocialsecuritycontributions,transfersfromothersectorsandsalesofgoodsandservices.(3) Fromsocialsecurityandallothersubsectorsofgeneralgovernment.(4) Euro area = EA19.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(percentages of GDP)

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19.5 21.2 20.5 19.3 21.9 20.1 16.6 20.1 21.1 19.5 19.1 18.2 20.019.2 22.5 20.7 19.7 21.9 20.0 18.0 20.3 20.7 19.5 19.4 17.9 20.00.3 -1.3 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 0.1 -1.4 -0.2 0.4 0.0 -0.3 0.3 0.0

239.0 239.1 238.6 237.8 238.9 238.2 237.8 236.0 235.3 235.5 236.7 237.0 237.5245.1 245.8 245.4 244.9 246.0 245.6 244.4 242.6 241.4 241.2 240.7 239.5 240.3

-6.2 -6.7 -6.8 -7.2 -7.1 -7.4 -6.6 -6.5 -6.1 -5.6 -4.0 -2.5 -2.7

-0.4 -0.3 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.2 -0.4 -0.8 -0.6 -0.6 n.-1.9 -1.6 -1.0 -0.6 -0.3 -0.2 -0.4 -0.5 -0.8 -0.9 -0.4 -0.3 n.1.5 1.3 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.1 -0.2 -0.3 n.

-0.3 -0.2 -1.0 -1.4 -1.5 -1.9 -1.9 -2.9 -2.7 -1.9 -1.3 -0.4 n.0.8 1.1 0.3 0.0 -0.1 -0.4 -1.1 -2.2 -2.5 -2.1 -2.7 -2.5 n.

-1.1 -1.3 -1.3 -1.4 -1.4 -1.5 -0.8 -0.7 -0.2 0.2 1.4 2.2 n.

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2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016100105110115120125130135140145150155

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VALUE

Monthlydata Export Import Balance

Cumulativedataoverthe last 12 months

Export Import Balance

PRICE Export Import TermsoftradeVOLUME Export Import Coverage ratio

(billions of euro)

(percentage changes in the last 12 months compared to the preceding 12 months)

PRICE INDEX(2000 = 100)

Export

Import

BALANCE(inbillionsofeuro)

Sources: NAI.(1) National concept.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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2014 2015D J F M A M J J A S O N D

-0.9 -0.7 0.0 -3.6 -3.3 -4.1 -4.1 -2.0 -1.0 -1.1 -0.8 -1.4 -0.1-3.9 -3.6 -3.0 -3.4 -3.4 -3.8 -3.7 -3.9 -2.7 -2.3 -1.6 -1.2 0.45.2 5.1 5.2 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.5 4.7 4.8 4.3 4.1 3.7 5.04.2 4.1 4.2 3.9 4.2 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.2 2.6 1.0-6.4 -6.4 -6.5 -6.5 -6.5 -6.5 -6.4 -6.4 -6.5 -6.4 -6.5 -6.5 -6.5

-1 -0.8 -0.8 -0.8 -0.8 -0.8 -0.8 -0.7 -0.7 -0.7 -0.7 -0.7 -0.3

-2.3 -2.5 0.1 -3.7 -1.1 -1.9 -3.9 -0.5 -0.4 -0.5 0.5 -0.1 0.810.3 2.3 8.2 4.0 4.9 -1.0 -6.5 -5.2 -0.9 1.6 5.4 5.6 6.820.8 16.8 21.6 23.5 22.8 23.3 19.3 18.8 24.5 56.9 54.2 64.8 64.4-10.5 -14.4 -13.4 -19.5 -17.9 -24.3 -25.8 -24.1 -25.3 -55.2 -48.8 -59.2 -57.6-9.4 -14.6 -19.0 -20.3 -20.3 -19.0 -17.0 -24.0 -26.9 -25.9 -21.7 -26.7 -17.1-2.5 -0.9 0.2 0.5 1.4 1.8 2.2 1.8 1.5 0.3 0.3 -2.2 -4.90.3 11.8 12.2 13.9 14.6 18.0 19.0 28.5 27.3 24.8 18.0 24.4 16.9-1 -1.2 -1.5 -1.8 -1.8 -1.7 -1.5 -1.6 -1.5 -1.3 -1.5 -1.2 -1.0

-0.4 -1.0 0.9 0.7 3.0 2.9 1.1 2.3 1.3 1.3 2.0 2.0 1.2

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150160170180190200210220230240250260

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015−9

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g Balance of payments

CURRENT ACCOUNT Goods Services Primaryincomes Secondaryincomes

CAPITAL ACCOUNT

FINANCIAL ACCOUNT Direct investment Equitycapital Other capital Portfolioinvestment Financialderivatives Other transactions NBB’sreserves

ERRORS AND OMISSIONS

Sources: NBB, NAI._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(cumulative data over the last 12 months, in billions of euro)

BALANCE OF CURRENT ACCOUNT (quarterlydatainpercentageofGDP)

INTERNATIONALINVESTMENTPOSITION (quarterlydatainbillionsofeuro)

Netexternalassetposition(right-handscale)

Assets

Liabilities(left-handscale)

BELGOSTAT

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g Financial markets

Interest rates

Sources: ECB, NBB.(1) Minimumbidrate.(2) Weightedaveragerate.(3) Floatingrateandupto1yearinitialratefixation.(4) Ten-yeargovernmentbond.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

EUROSYSTEM

EURO

EURO yIELD CURVE

Mainrefinancingoperations(¹)

Marginallendingfacility

Depositfacility

PUBLIC DEBTLENDING RATES By CREDIT INSTITUTIONS

BELGIUM

INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON

Treasurycertificates

Referenceloan:OLO10years

Tohouseholdsforhousepurchases:floatingrateandupto1yearinitialratefixation

over10yearsinitialratefixation

Tonon-financialcorporations:

uptoanamountofEUR1million(3)

overanamountofEUR1million(3)

LONGTERM(4)

UnitedStates

Germany

Japan

logarithmic scale

1w. 1m. 3m. 6m. 1y. 3y. 5y. 10y.

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2015 2016M A M J J A S O N D J F M

9474 9566 9593 9583 9650 9643 9633 9748 9807 9786 9864 9902 9924

10465 10566 10600 10600 10681 10672 10660 10776 10841 10835 10901 10941 10966

159.4 160.1 163.8 168.0 165.5 164.3 167.3 168.5 172.6 166.7 168.1 169.2 174.2

27.1 25.3 23.2 20.5 22.5 22.6 23.5 23.0 22.7 22.3 22.3 19.8 20.0

286.4 288.3 289.9 290.8 292.0 292.7 292.0 293.5 293.8 293.0 296.3 297.7 296.8

27.4 27.4 27.2 26.2 35.9 38.9 32.4 32.6 34.1 31.4 36.0 33.2 31.7

500.2 501.1 504.1 505.6 516.0 518.6 515.1 517.6 523.2 513.4 522.7 520.0 522.6

0,60,70,80,9

11,11,21,31,41,51,61,7

2014 2015

100015002000250030003500400045005000

105001200013500150001650018000195002100022500

2014 201520000

24000

28000

32000

36000

40000

44000

2030405060708090100110120

2014 2015

60708090

100110120130140

2014 2015

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Exchangerates

Stockandcommoditiesmarket

Sources:ECB,BIS,Euronext.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Monetaryaggregates(1)

EURO AREAM3excludingcurrencyincirculationM3

ofwhich:by MFI(2) in BELGIUMDeposits

overnightwithagreedmaturityupto2yearsredeemableatnoticeupto3monthsOthersM3(3) componentsM3(3)

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Sources: NBB, ECB.(1) M3comprisescurrencyincirculation,depositswithagreedmaturityupto2years,repurchaseagreements(excludetheRepurchase agreements with Central counterparties - CCPs),moneymarketfundshares/units,moneymarketpaperanddebtsecuritiesupto2years.(2) MonetaryFinancialInstitutions.(3) Excludingcurrencyincirculation.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(end of period, in billions of euro)

REFERENCE EXCHANGE RATE NOMINALEFFECTIVEEXCHANGERATE(2010=100)

USdollar/euro

Poundsterling/euro

Japaneseyen(100)/euro

USdollar

Euro

Japaneseyen

STOCKMARKET COMMODITIESMARKET

Left-handscale:

Right-handscale:

DowJonesIndustrial

BEL 20

DJEuropeStoxx50PIDX

Nikkei

GoldinBrussels(EUR/kg)(left-handscale)

Brent(USD/barrel)(right-handscale)

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2013 2014 2015III IV I II III IV I II III IV

1114.4 1124.4 1141.4 1149.7 1158.2 1172.9 1207.0 1205.7 1192.8 1219.0157.4 163.2 161.9 170.3 164.1 174.6 179.9 182.6 177.9 181.41324.6 1341.2 1363.5 1373.6 1384.8 1427.2 1457.6 1470.1 1457.9 1482.8

234.4 235.4 237.5 242.7 246.2 248.6 252.6 254.5 255.7 258.2514.2 516.8 542.5 556.3 561.8 576.3 600.3 579.4 583.5 583.21662.1 1673.6 1692.0 1700.3 1711.4 1758.7 1816.8 1834.9 1807.0 1884.1

880.0 889.0 903.9 907.0 912.1 924.3 954.4 951.2 937.1 960.7-356.9 -353.6 -380.6 -385.9 -397.7 -401.7 -420.5 -396.8 -405.6 -401.7-337.5 -332.4 -328.5 -326.8 -326.6 -331.5 -359.2 -364.7 -349.2 -401.3

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g Financial accounts

FINANCIAL ASSETS Individuals General government Non-financialcorporations

FINANCIAL LIABILITIES Individuals General government Non-financialcorporations

NET FINANCIAL WEALTH Individuals General government Non-financialcorporations

(end of period outstanding amounts in billions of euro)

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