In March, consumer prices rose 0.8% over the previous month, accelerating modestly from March’s 0.6% rise and marking the largest...
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Russia: Inflation jumps to five-month high in April -
Cyprus: Consumer prices fall sharply year-on-year in April Consumer prices fell 1.5% from the previous month in April, following March’s 0.1% month-on-month uptick. According to the Statistical Service... -
Mexico: Inflation decreases to over four-year low in April Consumer prices fell 1.01% in April over the last month, a sharper drop then the 0.05% fall recorded in March.... -
Colombia: Consumer sentiment plummets to record low in April The Fedesarrollo consumer confidence index nosedived to minus 41.3 in April, from minus 23.8 in March, and marked the worst... -
Ireland: Manufacturing output expands at quickest pace since April 2018 in March According to preliminary data, manufacturing output expanded 16.4% month-on-month in seasonally-adjusted terms in March (February: -0.1% mom; previously reported: -1.1%... -
Peru: Exports nosedive in March as Covid-19 measures disrupt economy Merchandise exports plummeted 37.6% over the same month last year in March, the worst reading on record, as restrictions on... -
Costa Rica: Inflation drops to lowest level since January 2017 Consumer prices fell 0.44% in April over the previous month, coming in below the 0.03% fall in March. April’s result... -
Peru: Central Bank leaves policy rate at record low in May On 7 May, the Central Bank of Peru (BCRP) decided to keep the policy interest rate unchanged at 0.25%, a... -
Philippines: Economy contracts for first time since 1998 in Q1 The economy dipped in the first quarter as disruptions from the Taal Volcano eruption in January, the Covid-19 pandemic and... -
Netherlands: Economy shrinks at quickest rate in over a decade in Q1 2020 The economy contracted in the first quarter as the Covid-19 pandemic extinguished domestic and foreign demand in March, and worse...