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Malta’s FDI flows rebound, yet remain outpaced by ODI flows in...
Malta's FDI flows rebound in 2018, after dropping since 2014. Although ODI flows outpace that of FDI, the FDI stock still stays well above the ODI stock in 2018.
Malta’s rented accommodation guest nights narrowing gap further
Guest nights spent at rented accommodations further narrowed the gap to collective accommodation establishments in August, as the former grew by a year-on-year 13% to 1,094,808, as compared to the latter’s 3.2% growth to 1,317,321.
Hotels in Malta losing out on tourist nights to rented accommodations
The number of inbound tourists has been on a steady rise in the first half of 2019 — albeit the growth showing a slowing tendency in the past years — yet taking a thorough look at the number of nights spent by holidaymakers in Malta reveals that hotels are likely to be losing customers to rented accommodations increasingly by the month.
Industrial prices up 1.37% in August
Malta's industrial producer price index increased by 1.37% in August, as compared to the same month a year earlier.
Maltese agricultural sector’s GVA falls 3.5% in 2018
Although the gross value added of Malta’s agricultural sector dropped by 3.5% to €57.3m in 2018, the sector appears to have been quite stagnant in the past five years.
Malta’s GDP grows 6.6% in Q2, provisional estimates show
Malta’s gross domestic product (GDP) grows by €204m (6.6%) to €3.275b in the second quarter of the year, as compared to the same quarter in 2018. In volume terms, GDP increases by 4%.
Malta’s trade deficit grows further in July 2019
Malta's international trade deficit grew to €348.2m in July 2019, from the €211.7m deficit measured in the same month last year. The trade deficit widened by €675m to €2.451b during the first seven months of the year, as compared to the same period a year earlier
Seasonally-adjusted industrial turnover grows 0.8% in Q2
Seasonally-adjusted turnover increased by 0.8% in the second quarter of 2019 over the previous quarter. When compared to the corresponding period of 2018, working-day adjusted industrial turnover increased by 2%.
Malta’s industrial prices grow y.o.y. but drop m.o.m. in July
The industrial producer price index grow by 1.75% in July 2019 when compared to the same month of the previous year. However, the producer price index for total industry drops by 0.47% over the previous month of the same year.
More guests spend fewer nights in Q2 2019
The total number of guests in collective accommodation establishments increased by 3.2% (575,275) during Q2 2019, while total nights spent declined by 1.3% (2.8m). Gozo and Comino see overall declines, figures suggest.
