Strong industrial production figures from both the Czech Republic and Hungary in December provide further evidence that Central Europe is weathering headwinds from the euro-zone relatively well. On the basis of these data, we suspect that preliminary Q4 GDP growth figures, due next Friday, will show solid if unspectacular growth of around 2.5-3% y/y in both countries.
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