Economy Bulletin 1st quarter 2018

The Bulletin of the Economy for the 1^st quarter of 2018, on data collected since 1 January, is available online.

The combined increase in imports and exports increased the overall volume of trade (+23.5%).  However, with imports increasing more strongly than exports, the Trade Balance Deficit is widening.

Good results in Real Estate and Construction Activities led to an increase in the Principality's turnover, excluding Financial and Insurance Activities (+6.0% compared to the first quarter of 2017).

The job market maintained last year’s momentum (+4.2%). The number of jobs is increasing in almost all sectors.

For further information, download Bulletin of the Economy for the 1st quarter of 2018