Slight rise in consumer confidence in February
COVID-19 crisis causes sharp drop in foreign trade in 2020
Working Paper N° 396
2019: Regions' economic growth rates converged on national figure
The Belgian economy grew by 0.2 % in the fourth quarter of 2020
After a historical fall in the second quarter of 2020, economic activity was up by 11.6 % in the third quarter, although year-on-year growth remains strongly negative at -4.3 %. Domestic employment rose by 0.2 %.
2018: Household disposable income growing at a slower pace than in 2017 and savings rate falling in all three Regions
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Business confidence shows very modest improvement in January