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Economic Indicators for Belgium

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
GDP Growth Rate YoY	0.5	0.8	0.8	0.5	%
GDP Growth Rate QoQ	0	0.2	0.2	0	%
Business Confidence	-12.1	-13.2	-11.9	-13.2
Consumer Confidence	-10	-7	-5	-10
Balance of Trade	6479.3	4685.2	6479.3	4271.9	B
New Car Sales YoY	8.3	-7.4	9.4	-7.4	%
Producer Price Index YoY	9	9.1	9.7	9	%
Inflation Rate MoM	0.39	0.39	0.63	0.3	%
Inflation Rate YoY	4.69	3.97	4.69	3.4	%
Harmonised Inflation Rate YoY	4.6	4.2	4.6	3.3	%
Thomson Reuters IPSOS PCSI	41.61	43	43.86	41.61
Gross Domestic Product QoQ	0	0	0.2	0
CPI YoY	3.97	3.56	3.97	3.4	%
CPI MoM	0.4	0.63	0.63	0.3
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)	4.05	4.05	9.6	0.34	%
Current account balance (% of GDP)	-0.98	-0.98	1.39	-1.94	B
GDP growth (annual %)	1.37	1.37	6.93	-5.3	B
GDP (current US$)	632216577075.11	632216577075.11	632216577075.11	462335574841.48	B
Population, total	11822592	11822592	11822592	11038264
Labor force, total	5419046	5419046	5419046	4875374
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)	84.16	84.16	95.27	77.88	B
Consumer price index (2010 = 100)	137.82	137.82	137.82	103.53
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)	84.76	84.76	96.73	77.19	B
Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education)	2.95	2.95	4.92	2.83	%
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate)	5.53	5.53	8.52	5.36	%
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)	92.48	92.48	118.44	92.48	B
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)	1.53	1.53	1.8	1.53	%
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%)	105.85	105.85	106.19	101.78
New businesses registered (number)	47171	47171	47171	19241
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)	5.48	5.48	6.03	5.48
Physicians (per 1,000 people)	6.26	6.26	6.26	2.94
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)	0.76	0.76	0.76	0.76
Armed forces personnel, total	24000	24000	37600	24000
Time required to build a warehouse (days)	212	212	212	212
Time required to start a business (days)	5	5	5	4.5