Nominal retail sales rose 7.3% year-on-year in May, coming in below April’s 13.6% jump. May’s expansion was broad-based, with the...
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Poland: Retail sales growth moderates in May -
Taiwan: Industrial production dips again in May Industrial output fell 3.1% year-on-year in May, contrasting the revised 1.4% year-on-year increase logged in April (previously reported: +1.0% year-on-year).Output... -
Turkey: Sentiment among firms returns to optimism in June After a brief stint in pessimistic territory in May, business confidence among Turkish firms moved back into optimistic territory, suggesting... -
Israel: Economic activity weakens sharply in May; previous figures revised down The Bank of Israel’s Composite State of the Economy Index rose 0.13% in May over the previous month, down from... -
Indonesia: Exports and imports continue to nosedive in May According to Statistics Indonesia, the country recorded a trade surplus of USD 0.2 billion in May, contrasting April’s revised USD... -
Brazil: Current account surplus shrinks in May Brazil’s current account balance came in at a surplus of USD 662 million in May, below the USD 900 million... -
Belgium: Economic sentiment deteriorates in June The consumer confidence indicator produced by the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) fell 2 points in June to minus 7... -
Singapore: Inflation jumps to a two-year high in May, while core inflation is stable Consumer prices increased 0.7% over the previous month in May, following the 0.3% decrease recorded in April. According to data... -
Czech Republic: Economic sentiment falls to lowest level since October 2015 in June The economic sentiment indicator, a composite confidence indicator published by the Czech Statistical Office (CSO), declined to 95.2 in June... -
Mexico: Economic activity records largest contraction since March 2013 at start of Q2 Economic activity plunged in April, recording the worst result in 6 years. According to the Statistical Institute (INEGI), economic activity...