Industrial production rose 2.3% on a month-on-month and seasonally-adjusted basis in May, following April’s 0.6% increase. The print overshot the...
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Japan: Industrial production expands at fastest pace in 15 months in May -
Thailand: Manufacturing output drops at sharpest rate in nearly five years in May Thai manufacturing output fell 4.0% year-on-year in May, swinging from a revised 1.5% expansion in April (previously reported: +2.0% year-on-year).... -
Vietnam: Inflation dips sharply in June According to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam, consumer prices fell 0.09% in June over the prior month, contrasting May’s... -
Vietnam: Industrial production growth dips in June but remains healthy Industrial production rose 9.6% in annual terms in June, down from May’s 10.0% increase. June’s slowdown was driven by more... -
Switzerland: KOF economic barometer declines for fourth straight month in June The KOF economic barometer—a leading composite indicator for the Swiss economy, which forecasts a six-month period—dropped to 93.6 points in... -
Spain: Current account deficit widens in April Spain’s current account balance recorded a deficit of EUR 413 million in April, smaller than the EUR 1.3 billion shortfall... -
Spain: Retail sales growth hits seven-month high in May Retail sales rose 3.1% in year-on-year terms in May, marking a seven-month high and following the softer 1.9% upturn logged... -
France: Inflation speeds up in June Consumer prices rose 0.2% month-on-month in June, edging up from May’s 0.1% outturn. According to a preliminary estimate released by... -
Spain: Second estimate confirms robust growth in Q1 Economic activity accelerated at the start of the year, according to a second GDP estimate released by Spain’s Statistical Institute... -
Costa Rica: Economic growth rebounds in Q1 on stronger public and private consumption In the first quarter of 2019, the economy grew 2.3% compared to the same quarter a year earlier. This represented...