According to a preliminary reading, GDP growth lost momentum, falling to 4.5% in the first quarter, from 5.2% in the...
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Bulgaria: GDP growth clocks most downbeat reading since Q1 2021 in Q1 2022 -
Japan: Economy contracts in Q1 Japan’s economic pendulum continued to swing in Q1: GDP contracted for the fourth time since the onset of the global... -
Colombia: GDP growth records slowest increase since Q1 2021 in the first quarter, but beats market expectations GDP growth slowed markedly to 8.2% year on year in the first quarter, from 10.8% in the fourth quarter of... -
Turkey: Current account deficit widens in March Turkey’s current account deficit widened to USD 5.6 billion in March from a USD 3.3 billion shortfall a year prior... -
China: Nominal fixed investment growth slows in April Nominal urban fixed asset investment increased 6.8% in year-to-date terms in April, which followed March’s 9.3% increase. The deceleration was... -
Kazakhstan: Industrial output records lowest expansion since February 2021 in April Industrial output rose 1.2% in year-on-year terms in April, which was a deterioration from March’s 8.1% increase. The outturn marked... -
Canada: Housing starts rise in April Housing starts rose to 267,330 units on a seasonally-adjusted annualized rate (SAAR) basis in April according to the Canada Mortgage... -
Netherlands: GDP growth flatlines in the first quarter Economic growth flatlined in the first quarter of 2022 on a seasonally-adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis (Q4 2021: +1.0% s.a. qoq). Household... -
Denmark: The economy contracts marginally in Q1 2022 Economic activity felt a pinch due to the spread of the Omicron variant in the first quarter of 2022, with... -
Slovenia: GDP growth slows in Q1 but remains brisk GDP growth moderated to 9.8% year-on-year in the first quarter, from 10.4% in the fourth quarter of last year. The...