Exports are continuing their double-digit increase thanks to the recovery of the world economy, and private consumption, similarly, is maintaining its improving trend, bolstered by the increase in household incomes and suchlike.
2  BIS Review 105/2010  Facilities investment seems set to increase substantially owing to the upturn in IT activity, but construction investment remains lackluster owing to subdued construction of buildings for residential use. Employment conditions are improving along with the recovery of business activity, but the extent of the improvement remains relatively constrained.