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European Growth Economics - Eurozone 8 February 2021 Free to View European Growth Economics - Eurozone Up, down, up Eurozone Q4 GDP growth surprised to the upside, as Simon Wells Chief European Economist investment showed remarkable resilience HSBC Bank plc This brightens the medium term outlook slightly, even though Elizabeth Martins the consumption recovery may be delayed further Senior Economist HSBC Bank plc We revise eurozone growth down for 2021 and up for 2022 Fabio Balboni Senior Economist HSBC Bank plc Q4 GDP growth surprised to the upside in the eurozone Eurozone GDP contracted 0.7% q-o-q in Q4 2020 according to the preliminary release. Chantana Sam Economist But the consensus in December was for a much larger 2.7% quarterly fall. So relative HSBC Continental Europe to expectations just a month or so ago, Q4 GDP surprised massively to the upside. France and Spain posted the biggest upside surprises, while a small Q4 expansion in Stefan Schilbe Chief Economist, Germany Germany means it should now avoid a technical double-dip recession. HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG Initial data from France suggest investment accounted for much of the unexpected Chris Hare resilience. There was a sizable fall in household consumption, in line with our Senior Economist expectations, whereas investment actually grew. Housing investment, related to a HSBC Bank plc buoyant residential property market, seems to be accounting for part of this resilience. And IT investment has been robust, most likely related to firms adapting to new working practices and expanding on-line offerings. 1. Housing investment seems to explain 2. … as well as ongoing investment in IT some of the resilience in total investment… % Yr France: investment % Yr Net balance UK Business services' investment Net balance 10 10 intentions 60 60 0 0 40 40 20 20 -10 -10 0 0 -20 -20 -20 -20 -40 -40 -30 -30 2018 2019 2020 -60 -60 Business investment Household investment 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 Public investment IT Land & B'dings Plant & Vehicles Source: Refinitiv Datastream,, HSBC Source: INSEE But a delayed consumption recovery means we cut our 2021 growth forecast... There are signs that investment resilience could continue, which is positive for our growth forecast. By contrast, ongoing restrictions and relatively slow vaccine roll-out This is a redacted version of the report of the same name published on 08-Feb-21. Please contact your HSBC representative or email [email protected] for more information. Disclosures & Disclaimer Issuer of report: HSBC Bank plc This report must be read with the disclosures and the analyst certifications in View HSBC Global Research at: the Disclosure appendix, and with the Disclaimer, which forms part of it. https://www.research.hsbc.com Free to View ● Economics - Eurozone 8 February 2021 across the EU means the consumption bounce-back is likely to be delayed again. Weaker household spending growth in the first half of 2021 more than outweighs the positive news on Q4 2020 and the investment outlook – so we cut our 2021 eurozone GDP forecast to 3.6% from 4.3% previously. 3. The investment recovery is looking 4. … while the consumption rebound will stronger … be delayed further Index (Q4-19 = 100) Inv estment Index (Q4-19 = 100) Index (Q4-19 = 100) Consumption Index (Q4-19 = 100) 105 105 105 105 100 100 100 100 95 95 95 95 90 90 90 90 85 85 85 85 80 80 75 75 80 80 2019 2020 2021 2022 2019 2020 2021 2022 Latest Q1 2021 Latest Q1 2021 Source: Refinitiv Datastream, HSBC Source: Refinitiv Datastream, HSBC … and raise our expectation for eurozone growth in 2022 But base effects from stronger consumption growth later in the year means we raise 2022 growth to 3.5% from 3.1%. The net effect is that we still think ‘lost output’ in the eurozone vs the pre-pandemic trend will be around 2% of GDP by the end of 2022. Eurozone inflation also surprised to the upside in January. While the ECB is likely to look through what we expect to be a temporary rise in inflation, it could present it with a communication challenge, particularly when growth starts to recover later in the year. Meanwhile in the UK, Q4 GDP numbers are also likely to exceed initial expectations (when they are published on 12 February), meaning it should avoid a technical double-dip recession. But relative to our previous estimates of eurozone growth across 2020, 2021 and 2022, it’s a case of up, down, up. 5. Stay calm, but eurozone inflation could briefly reach target % Yr Eurozone inflation % Yr 2.5 2.5 Forecasts 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -0.5 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Headline HICP Core HICP Source: Refinitiv Datastream, HSBC calculations 2 Free to View ● Economics - Eurozone 8 February 2021 Disclosure appendix Analyst Certification The following analyst(s), economist(s), or strategist(s) who is(are) primarily responsible for this report, including any analyst(s) whose name(s) appear(s) as author of an individual section or sections of the report and any analyst(s) named as the covering analyst(s) of a subsidiary company in a sum-of-the-parts valuation certifies(y) that the opinion(s) on the subject security(ies) or issuer(s), any views or forecasts expressed in the section(s) of which such individual(s) is(are) named as author(s), and any other views or forecasts expressed herein, including any views expressed on the back page of the research report, accurately reflect their personal view(s) and that no part of their compensation was, is or will be directly or indirectly related to the specific recommendation(s) or views contained in this research report: Simon Wells, Elizabeth Martins, Fabio Balboni, Chantana Sam and Stefan Schilbe Important disclosures This document has been prepared and is being distributed by the Research Department of HSBC and is not for publication to other persons, whether through the press or by other means. 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