Economic situation in the euro area Euro Summit

Mario Draghi
Economic situation
in the euro area
Euro Summit
24 October 2014
Recovery
has lost momentum
Rubric
Real GDP
(quarter-on-quarter growth rate)
1.0
0.5
0.3
0.1
0.0
-0.5
-1.0
-1.5
-2.0
-2.5
-3.0
2008
2009
2010
2011
Sources: European Commission and Eurostat.
Latest data: 2014Q2.
1
2012
2013
2014
Unemployment
remains unacceptably high
Rubric
Unemployment rate
Compensation per employee
(percent)
(year-on-year growth rate)
4
25
Youth
unemployment
23.3
20
3
15
2
O verall
unemployment
10
11.5
1
1.1
5
0
2004
0
2006
2008
2010
2012
2004
2014
2006
2008
Source: Eurostat.
Latest data: August 2014 for the unemployment rate and 2014Q2 for compensation per employee.
2
2010
2012
2014
Inflation
Rubric is expected to remain low in the near term
HICP: overall and exclusion-based measure
(year-on-year percentage change, percentage point contribution)
5
5
4
4
H ICP
3
3
2
2
1
0.8 1
H ICP
excluding food
and energy
0.3
0
-1
2008
0
-1
2009
2010
2011
2012
Source: Eurostat.
Latest data: September 2014.
3
2013
2014
Confidence
key to lift investment
Rubric
Real GDP and investment
(index: 2008 = 100)
105
GDP excl. investment
100
GDP
95
90
Private investment
85
80
Public investment
75
2008
2009
Sources: ECB calculations and European
Commission.
Latest data: 2013 (forecast 2014).
2010
2011
4
2012
2013
2014
Need
Rubricfor a coherent and comprehensive strategy
Monetary
Policy
Financial
policies
Coherent
Strategy
Fiscal
policies
Structural
reforms
5
Monetary
policy supports financing conditions
Rubric
Total cost of bank lending to non-financial corporations
(percentages per annum)
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
4
4
euro area
3
3
2
2
country dispersion
1
1
0
0
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Source: ECB. Latest data: August 2014.
Notes: The country dispersion is calculated as min/max over 18 euro area countries. The indicator is calculated by
aggregating short and long-term rates using a 24-month moving average of new business volumes.
6
Financial
policies restore the resilience of the banking sector
Rubric
Median core Tier 1 capital ratios of euro area banks
(percentages)
13
12
11
Significant
banking groups
10
9
8
7
6
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Note: Based on publicly available data on significant banking groups, including large and complex banking groups, which report
annual financial statements and on data on a subset of those banks that report on a quarterly basis.
Source: SNL Financial. Latest data: 2014Q2.
7
Comprehensive
progress towards reducing budgetary imbalances …
Rubric
Euro area government debt
Euro area government deficit
(% of GDP)
(% of GDP)
100
7
95
6
90
5
85
4
80
3
75
2
70
1
65
60
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
0
1999
2013
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
Source: European Commission 2014 spring forecast, ESCB.
Note: For data-availability reasons, the ratios shown use the older European System of Accounts (ESA 1995) instead of the newer ESA
2010 methodology.
8
…with
Rubricfiscal space differing across countries
160
Member state government debt
Member state government deficit
(% of GDP)
(% of GDP)
174.9
160
Debt > 90%
90% > Debt > 60%
8
8
Deficit > 3%
Debt < 60%
3% > Deficit > 2%
Deficit < 2%
140
140
7
7
120
120
6
6
100
100
5
5
4
80
Maastricht
criterion
80
Maastricht
criterion
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
20
0
0
0
-1
-1
60
60
40
40
20
0
Note: The budget balance is corrected for injections into banks. Data calculated using the ESA 2010 methodology.
Source: European Commission 2014 spring forecast, ESCB.
9
Need
Rubricfor structural reforms to lift euro area growth
Real GDP
Real GDP per capita
(2008Q1 = 100)
(2009Q1 = 100)
110
110
United States
108
108
106
106
104
104
102
102
100
100
euro area
98
United States
98
euro area
96
96
94
94
92
92
90
2008
2010
2012
90
2008
2014
Source: Eurostat and Federal reserve.
Latest observation: 2014Q2.
10
2010
2012
2014
While
Rubricstructural reforms have advanced, gaps remain
Product market regulation
Doing business (DB) indicator
(index, annual)
(overall rank)
1.6
2013
45
2008
DB 2014
DB 2013
40
1.4
35
1.2
30
1.0
25
0.8
20
0.6
15
0.4
10
0.2
5
0.0
0
EA
US
UK
EA
Source: OECD.
Note: lower values indicate less regulation.
11
UK
US
Strong
Rubric improvement in business environment is needed
Doing business (DB) indicator
(overall rank)
90
DB 2014
DB 2013
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
GR IT
LU ES SK FR EA BE SI PT AT NL EE DE LT
Source: World Bank.
12
IE
FI UK US
Need
Rubricfor a coherent and comprehensive strategy
Coherent
Strategy
Monetary
Policy
Price stability
Financial
policies
Banking Union
Capital Markets Union
Fiscal
policies
SGP as stability anchor
Public investment
Structural
reforms
Concrete and credible
plans at national level
Completing the Single
Market
13
Return
Rubric of confidence
Coherent strategy for a
sustainable recovery
Further steps towards sharing
sovereignty in economic governance
14