Consumer prices rose 1.5% from the previous month in April, moderating from March’s 3.3% increase. April’s result marked the softest...
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Argentina: Inflation falls to over one-year low in April amid lockdown -
Bulgaria: Economy defies coronavirus crisis and continues growing in Q1 The economy grew 2.4% year-on-year in the first quarter, down from Q4 2019’s 3.1% outturn but beating market expectations that... -
Italy: Inflation at over three-year low in April on falling energy prices Consumer prices rose 0.1% from the previous month in April, matching the 0.1% rise logged in March. Looking at the... -
Poland: Inflation recedes on plunging fuel prices in April Consumer prices dipped 0.1% over the previous month in April, contrasting March’s 0.2% increase. The reading largely reflected a slump... -
United States: Retail sales freefall at sharpest pace on record in April Write intro here Nominal retail sales declined at the sharpest rate in the series’ near three-decade history in April, falling... -
Germany: GDP contracts at quickest rate in over a decade in Q1 Covid-19 has left a deep mark on the German economy in the first quarter of the year, pushing the economy... -
France: Harmonized inflation falls to near four-year low in April In April, consumer prices were stable month-on-month, after March’s 0.1% increase, according to a second release by the Statistical Institute... -
China: Drop in nominal fixed investment continues to moderate in January-April Nominal urban fixed asset investment fell 10.3% in the first four months of the year compared to the same period... -
China: Retail sales drop for fourth month in a row in April Retail sales fell 7.5% year-on-year in April (March: -15.8% yoy). The print was below the 6.0% contraction that market analysts... -
Cyprus: GDP growth eases to five-year low in Q1 Activity softened markedly in the first quarter as Covid-19 started to bite, with GDP expanding 0.9% on an annual basis...