CNB forecast - February 2017
(Announced on 2nd February 2017)
The forecast for inflation at the monetary policy horizon
| Indicator | Horizon | Forecast |
|---|---|---|
| Annual consumer price inflation | 2018, Q1 | 2.5% |
| 2018, Q2 | 2.3% |
The fan chart captures the uncertainty surrounding the future evolution of consumer price inflation. The darkest band around the centre of the forecast shows the developments that can occur with 30% probability. The widening bands successively show the developments occuring with the probability of 50%, 70% and 90%.
Chart data source - the inflation forecast (xlsx, 114 kB)
The monthly forecast for inflation in the period January 2017 - March 2017
| Indicator | 1/17 | 2/17 | 3/17 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual consumer price inflation | 1.9% | 2.1% | 2.3% |
The forecast of monetary policy-relevant inflation at the monetary policy horizon
| Indicator | Horizon | Forecast |
|---|---|---|
| Monetary policy-relevant inflation | 2018, Q1 | 2.4% |
| 2018, Q2 | 2.2% |
The fan chart captures the uncertainty surrounding the future evolution of monetary policy-relevant inflation. The darkest band around the centre of the forecast shows the developments that can occur with 30% probability. The widening bands successively show the developments occuring with the probability of 50%, 70% and 90%.
Chart data source - the forecast of monetary policy-relevant inflation (xlsx, 73 kB)
The monthly forecast of monetary policy-relevant inflation in the period January 2017 - March 2017
| Indicator | 1/17 | 2/17 | 3/17 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monetary policy-relevant inflation | 1.9% | 2.1% | 2.4% |
The forecast of GDP
| Indicator | Year | Forecast |
|---|---|---|
| Annual growth of real GDP | 2016 | 2.4% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | |
| 2018 | 2.8% |
The fan chart captures the uncertainty surrounding the future evolution of the seasonally adjusted GDP growth. The darkest band around the centre of the forecast shows the developments that can occur with 30% probability. The widening bands successively show the developments occuring with the probability of 50%, 70% and 90%.
Interest rates forecast (3M PRIBOR)
| Indicator | Year | Forecast |
|---|---|---|
| Interest rates 3M PRIBOR | 2017 | 0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.1% |
The fan chart captures the uncertainty surrounding the future evolution of interest rates. The darkest band around the centre of the forecast shows the developments that can occur with 30% probability. The widening bands successively shows the developments occuring with the probability of 50%, 70% and 90%.
Chart data source - interest rates forecast (3M PRIBOR) (xlsx, 85 kB
Related links
- A detailed description of the current CNB forecast is available in the Inflation Report – I/2017 and in the most recent presentation for the CNB meeting with analysts (pdf, 3.5 MB)
- Forecast archive
- How is the forecast made?
- Interest rate forecasts and use of fan charts (pdf, 40 kB)
- Latest inflation outturns
- The CNB comments on the statistical data on inflation and GDP