Industrial production increased 5.7% year-on-year in December, up from the 5.4% rise registered in November and beating market expectations of...
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China: Industrial production gains steam in December -
China: Investment growth steadies in December Urban fixed asset investment expanded 5.9% year-to-date in 2018 (2017: +7.2%), unchanged from the result in the first 11 months... -
China: Economic growth continues to decelerate in Q4 In the final quarter of 2018, the Chinese economy expanded at the slowest pace since 2009 on the back of... -
Thailand: Trade balance swings back into black in December Thailand’s external sector logged a trade surplus of USD 1.1 billion in December, contrasting the USD 1.2 billion shortfall in... -
Panama: Economic activity picks up in November The monthly indicator for economic activity (IMAE, Índice Mensual de Actividad Económica) rose from 3.0% in October to 3.5% in... -
Israel: Trade deficit widens as exports contract at a sharper pace in December In December, exports contracted 6.6% year-on-year in USD terms, a sharper drop than the revised 4.0% drop in November (previously... -
Colombia: Industrial production growth moderates in November According to data released by Colombia’s National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) on 18 January, the industrial sector lost some... -
Angola: Cabinda crude oil prices continue to slide in December The average price of Angola’s Cabinda crude oil fell from USD 65.3 per barrel (pb) in November to USD 56.6... -
China: Authorities set to boost fiscal and monetary stimulus in efforts to rekindle economic growth Chinese authorities will implement further fiscal and monetary measures this year to tackle cooling domestic growth and spillovers from the... -
Japan: Core inflation falls to seven-month low in December The core consumer price index fell 0.1% in month-on-month seasonally-adjusted terms in December, contrasting November’s flat reading. Core inflation fell...