Compared with the most serious phase of the crisis, GDP has returned to steady growth, boosted by both domestic and foreign demand. The improvement in labour market conditions and in confidence is buoying consumption. Given the favourable expectations for demand, investment has returned to sustained growth; it should regain precrisis levels in 2019.
An initial observation is that, despite the novelty of the Internet applications we see today, electronics have been used for commercial purposes for well over a century.