The latest value of the EuroCOIN™ indicator released by the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) shows:
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CEPR's EuroCOIN update for May points to a further attenuation in the pace of economic expansion, confirming the signals of the last few months. While the underlying pace of recovery is still sustained, economic activity is not foreseen to accelerate in the near future.
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EuroCOIN still points to an annual growth rate above 2% for euro area GDP (free of short run variation).
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With the current update, revisions of previously published data have been negligible. The overall indicator weights signals coming from different macroeconomics variables. Positive signals stem mainly from industrial production and survey variables.
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EuroCOIN figures from February 2007 are based on incomplete data and may be subject to revision. The next EuroCOIN will be released on July 25
Quarterly changes in the cyclical component of euro area GDP measured in percentage points
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Month
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EuroCOIN™
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May 2006
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0.591
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June 2006
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0.637
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July 2006
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0.664
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August 2006
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0.660
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September 2006
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0.642
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October 2006
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0.615
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November 2005
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0.614
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December 2006
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0.640
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January 2007
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0.633
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February 2007
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0.597
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March 2007
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0.560
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April 2007
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0.530
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May 2007
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0.509
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Who produces the Indicator? EuroCOIN is produced monthly by CEPR and
constructed by a team of academic researchers associated with CEPR.
The members of the
EuroCOIN team are:
Filippo Altissimo (Banca d'Italia and CEPR),
Antonio Bassanetti (Banca d'Italia),
Riccardo Christadoro
(Banca d'Italia),
Mario Forni (Universita di Modena and CEPR),
Marc Hallin (ECARES, Universite Libre de Bruxelles),
Marco Lippi (Universita di Roma),
Giovanni Veronese (Banca d'Italia).
Lucrezia Reichlin played a key role in the construction of the indicator while
Co-Director of the CEPR International Macroeconomics Programme.
After joining the European Central Bank in March 2005 as
Director General Research, she relinquished her role as leader of the
EuroCOIN team, and plays no role in the preparation of the indicator.
For more information on EuroCOIN: http://www.cepr.org/data/eurocoin
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