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    Euro area economic situationand the

    foundations for growth

    Presentation by

    Mario DraghiPresident of the European Central Bank

    at the Euro Summit

    Brussels, 14 March 2013

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    Euro area unemployment(% of labour force)

    Economic situation

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    January2007 January2013

    euroarea(2013)

    euroarea(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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    euroarea DE ES FR IT

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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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    140Debt>90% 90%>Debt>60% Debt3% 3%>Deficit>2% Deficit

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

    Euro area real GDP(annual % growth rate)

    Economic situation

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    Netexports Domesticdemand GDP

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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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    Compensationper

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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.

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    Spain ItalyFrance

    Portugal

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    Business margins(%, national accounts)

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    Negotiated wages and employment

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    Employment

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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.

    Confidence returning

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

    Source: ECB.

    Problems for smaller firms

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    Government deficits in 2009 and 2012(% of GDP)

    Note: Budget balance is corrected for capital injections into banks.

    Source: European Commission's winter 2013 economic forecast and ESCB.

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    Fiscal progress

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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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