Main findings from the ECB’s recent contacts with non-financial companies

Peter Healy, Friderike Kuik, Richard Morris and Michal Slavík

Economic Bulletin Boxes, 2024, vol. 3

Abstract: This box summarises the findings of recent contacts between ECB staff and representatives of 57 leading non-financial companies operating in the euro area. According to these exchanges, which took place between 11 and 19 March 2024, aggregate activity was subdued at the start of the year, but there were some signs of a pick-up in demand and expectations of a gradual, albeit modest, recovery in the course of the year. Growth in selling prices picked up slightly in the first months of the year, owing mainly to a slight rebound in the prices of some intermediate goods and services. However, growth in prices closer to the final consumer continued to ease gradually, as did wage expectations. JEL Classification: E2, E3, L2

Keywords: activity; business; prices; survey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-04
Note: 646140
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