Macro roundup: Quiet data before elections

Central government budget; employment balance; import prices; industrial turnover

Just a quick roundup today, partly because I’ve been busy writing my report card for the government’s economic performance and partly because it’s been a quiet week for economic releases.

Here’s a summary of what data there was:

• The central government posted a primary budget surplus of 2.43 billion euros in the first for months of 2023, compared with a ta…