Microsoft Word - Flash_2007-08-version anglaise.doc

Industry: rising prices, except in energy

Construction: construction prices boosted by metal prices

Wholesale and retail trade: a good start to 2007 for hotels

Financial sector and other market services: banking employment still growing, but less quickly

Labour market: labour market: +4,300 residents over one year

Wage inflation: underlying inflation slows down

Foreign trade: refocusing exports of goods on Europe