Consumer prices decreased 0.1% month-on-month in January, less than the 0.3% drop in December. In January, lower prices came on...
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Korea: Inflation moderates to a one-year low in January -
United States: Strong January jobs report sees unemployment rise due to shutdown effect The January jobs report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows payrolls made strong gains at the outset... -
New Zealand: Consumer confidence roughly unchanged in January The ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence indicator inched down to 121.7 in January, from December’s 121.9. The index, however, remains well... -
Switzerland: Consumer sentiment improves slightly in the November-January period, despite households’ shift to a pessimistic view of the... Consumer sentiment among Swiss households improved in the November–January period, with the index prepared by the State Secretariat for Economic... -
Switzerland: Retail sales fall in December According to the Swiss Federal Statistics Office, calendar-adjusted real retail sales fell 0.3% over the same month of the previous... -
United Kingdom: Consumer sentiment remains pessimistic in January The GfK consumer confidence indicator was unchanged at minus 14 points in January. As a result, the index remained in... -
Spain: Current account surplus shrinks in November Spain’s current account balance recorded a surplus of EUR 1.8 billion in November, a considerable drop from the EUR 3.5... -
Canada: Economic activity contracts in November Matching analysts’ expectations, the economy shrank 0.1% month-on-month in November, following a 0.3% month-on-month expansion in October. According to Statistics... -
Japan: Industrial production contracts again in December Industrial production declined 0.1% on a month-on-month and seasonally-adjusted basis in December, following November’s 1.0% contraction. Nevertheless, the print was... -
France: Inflation slows in January On 31 January, the Statistical Institute (INSEE) reported that consumer prices fell 0.5% from a month earlier in January (December:...