Retail sales rose 0.3% in year-on-year terms in March, following the 1.7% upturn logged in February. The print largely reflected...
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Spain: Retail sales moderate at end of Q1 -
Spain: Current account deficit grows from previous year in February Spain’s current account balance recorded a deficit of EUR 2.8 billion in February, greater than both the EUR 1.8 billion... -
Korea: Industrial production wobbles again in March Industrial production in the mining, manufacturing, and gas and electricity sectors dipped 2.8% over the same month a year prior... -
Korea: Forward-looking manufacturing business confidence remains entrenched in pessimism in May The Bank of Korea’s forward-looking business confidence indicator (BSI) for manufacturers ticked up to 77 in May from 76 in... -
Italy: Italy edges out of recession in Q1 The Italian economy bounced back to growth in the first quarter of the year, after languishing in technical recession in... -
Thailand: Manufacturing output drops in March Manufacturing production fell 2.5% year-on-year in March, down from a revised 1.3% drop in the prior month (previously reported: -1.6%... -
Taiwan: Growth softens in Q1 as domestic demand weakens and exports remain feeble Economic growth slightly slowed in the first quarter of 2019 from the fourth quarter’s paltry performance as domestic demand lost... -
United States: Consumer confidence increases in April on broad-based gains The Conference Board’s monthly consumer confidence index rose from a revised 124.2 in March (previously reported: 124.1) to 129.2 in... -
Serbia: Economy cools in Q1 2019 According to a flash estimate released by the Statistical Institute on 30 April, the economy lost ground at the outset... -
Spain: The economy enters 2019 on solid footing Economic activity picked up at the start of the year, according to an advance GDP estimate released by the National...