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Czechia's Industrial Output Unexpectedly Contracts, Trade Surplus Beats Estimates

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  • Czechia's industrial output unexpectedly contracted in April, with the annual change coming in at -1.8% Y/Y versus +0.4% median estimate, albeit the previous reading was revised hither to +3.1% from +2.4%. Trade surplus narrowed to +CZK8.4bn from the revised +17.4bn, beating the +7.2bn consensus call.
  • Prime Minister Petr Fiala and leaders of ruling coalition parties will meet this afternoon (14:00BST/15:00CEST) to discuss their proposed fiscal consolidation plan with business representatives.
  • As a reminder, Finance Minister Zbynek Stanjura is expected to unveil another round of austerity measures to the tune of CZK20bn this week. Seznam Zpravy reports that he will propose small spending cuts across all departments rather than a few big cuts when he presents his ideas tomorrow.

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