OECD Economic Outlook, Volume 2017 Issue 1
The OECD Economic Outlook is the OECD's twice-yearly analysis of the major economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, prices, fiscal and current account balances.
Coverage is provided for all OECD member countries as well as for selected non-member countries. This issue includes a general assessment, a special chapter on how to make trade work for all and a chapter summarising developments and providing projections for each individual country. A statistical annex is available on the web.
Euro area
GDP growth is projected to remain around 1¾ per cent in 2017 and 2018. Domestic demand will continue to lead the recovery, benefiting from accommodative monetary policy and, more recently, from welcome mildly expansionary fiscal policy. Exports are projected to strengthen, but at a moderate pace, in line with global growth. The unemployment rate will keep declining, but will remain high at around 9%.Inflation will pick up on the back of higher energy prices and narrowing slack, but will remain below the ECB target.
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