GDP expanded 0.3% year-on-year in the first quarter of this year, improving from the flat reading recorded in the fourth...
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Chile: Economy returns to growth in Q1, boosted by strong domestic demand -
United Kingdom: Inflation comes in at highest level since February 2020 in April Consumer prices increased a seasonally-adjusted 0.64% over the previous month in April, accelerating from the 0.29% rise recorded in March.... -
South Africa: Inflation hits 14-month high in April Consumer prices rose 0.67% in April over the previous month, down slightly from the 0.68% rise seen in March and... -
Slovakia: GDP posts first expansion since Q4 2019 in the first quarter According to a preliminary estimate, economic activity bounced back in the first quarter, growing 0.3% year-on-year and contrasting the 2.1%... -
Canada: Inflation comes in at highest level since May 2011 in April Consumer prices rose a seasonally-adjusted 0.58% in April over the previous month, accelerating from the 0.14% increase logged in March.... -
Canada: Housing prices growth hits the highest level since August 2017 in April According to the Teranet-National Bank Composite House Price Index, house price growth accelerated to 2.4% on a month-on-month non-seasonally-adjusted basis... -
Finland: Economic activity swings back to growth in March Economic activity swung back to expansion in March, with output growing 1.1% year-on-year in working-day adjusted terms (February: -0.7% yoy).... -
Romania: GDP drops at softer pace in Q1 A flash estimate showed that GDP shrank 0.2% in year-on-year terms in the first quarter of 2021, moderating notably from... -
United Kingdom: Signs for labor market are positive heading into Q2 According to the ONS, in January–March the unemployment rate dipped to 4.8% from 4.9% in the previous rolling quarter, with... -
Japan: Economy contracts in Q1 amid second state of emergency According to a preliminary reading, GDP declined 5.1% in seasonally-adjusted annualized terms (SAAR) in the first quarter, contrasting the 11.6%...