Economic activity is declining in the eurozone
FHI, Federation of Technology Industries – January 24, 2022
- The RIVM reported 64,757 new positive tests on Monday, but due to backlogs the actual figures have been higher for a number of days.
- In the eurozone, economic activity has reached its lowest level in almost a year, reports NU.nl based on the British researcher IHS. The leading IHS Markit index has fallen to 52.4 points, compared to 53.3 last month. The main cause is the various lockdowns, but rising inflation also plays a role. The German economy seems to be bouncing back.
- The laboratories that test whether people are infected with the coronavirus reached their maximum capacity of 150,000 test samples per day on Monday. That writes De Telegraaf based on information from GGD GHOR Netherlands. Commercial providers will be brought in to increase capacity.
- An existing owner-occupied home was on average 15.2 percent more expensive in 2021 than the year before reports CBS. In December the increase was 20.4 percent. This is the strongest price increase since 2000. In December, a record number of mortgages worth 12 billion euros were taken out, says data collector HDN.
- As a result of the problems surrounding its sleep apnea devices, Philips made a profit of 612 million euros last year, compared to 999 million in 2020. This is evident from the numbers from the company. Philips has set aside 719 million euros for the problems with sleep apnea devices.
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