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Macro-economic Data

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A. Demography and Macroeconomy

Variable	End of 2016	End of 2015	End of 2014	Sources	Var ID
Total population	10.56 million	10.55 million	10.53 million	WDI	A.1.1
Total number of households	4.69 million	4.66 million	4.61 million	EuroStat	A.1.2
Average household size	2.25	2.26	2.28	WDI, EuroStat	A.1.3
Urban population (% of total)	72.98% of total	72.99% of total	73.02% of total	WDI	A.1.4
Urban population growth (annual %)	.13%	.21%	.05%	WDI	A.1.5

Variable	End of 2016	End of 2015	End of 2014	Sources	Var ID
GDP, current prices (U.S. dollars)	185,269 USD (millions)	181,858 USD (millions)	205,270 USD (millions)	WEO	A.2.1
GDP based on PPP valuation of country GDP (Current international dollar)	344,280 USD (millions)	332,477 USD (millions)	315,864 USD (millions)	WEO	A.2.2
GDP per capita, current prices (U.S. dollars)	17,543.12 USD	17,256.92 USD	19,523.4 USD	WEO	A.2.3
GDP based on PPP per capita GDP (Current international dollar)		31,549.49 USD	30,046.76 USD	WEO	A.2.4
GDP, constant prices (Percent change)	2.55%	4.22%	1.98%	WEO	A.2.5
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (Percent change)	1.45%	.08%	.08%	WEO	A.2.6
GDP, deflator (Index)	106.95	105.92	105.14	WEO	A.2.7
Consumer price index	108.23	107.54	107.17	WDI	A.2.8
GINI Index	Not available	Not available	Not available	WDI	A.2.9
Median national annual household income	19,699.36 USD	18,786.6 USD	21,793.5 USD	EuroStat	A.2.10
Growth in urban household income (%/year)					A.2.13
Employment (% of total laborforce)					A.2.14
Self-employed		Not available	Not available		A.2.14.1
Unemployed	4%	5.05%	6.11%	Statista	A.2.14.3
Interest Rates:					A.2.15
Central bank lending/discount rate		Not available	Not available	IFS	A.2.15.1
Yield on 3 months treasury bills		Not available	Not available	IFS	A.2.15.2
Yield on 10-year Government bond	.53%	.49%	.67%	IFS	A.2.15.3
Average bank deposit rate	.37%	.53%	.7%	IFS	A.2.15.4
Lending rate	3.91%	4.28%	4.64%	IFS	A.2.15.5

Variable	End of 2016	End of 2015	End of 2014	Sources	Var ID
Number of dwelling units:					B.1.1
Total	Not available	Not available	Not available	Hypostat 2016	B.1.1.1
Percentage of vacant units		Not available	Not available		B.1.2
Characteristics of housing stock:					B.1.3
Tenure in urban areas (%):					B.1.4
Owner-occupied units	78.2% of total	78% of total	78.9% of total	EuroStat	B.1.4.1
% of owner units with a mortgage	19.4% of total	18.2% of total	18.2% of total	EuroStat	B.1.4.2
Private rental units	21.8% of total	22% of total	21.1% of total	EuroStat	B.1.4.3
Estimated Number of units completed/year					B.1.5
Formal sector/registered	27,333 units	25,094 units	23,811 units	Ministry of Regional Development CZ	B.1.5.1

Variable	End of 2016	End of 2015	End of 2014	Sources	Var ID
Median urban house price in USD:					B.2.1
Median house price to median annual HH income:					B.2.2
Annual average % change in median house prices:					B.2.3
M2 construction cost for median quality house					B.2.4