Housing starts on a seasonally-adjusted annualized (SAAR) basis skyrocketed to 248,100 units in June, according to the Canada Mortgage and...
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Canada: Housing starts recover in June; multi-unit urban starts hit all-time high -
Peru: Business confidence dips in June The business confidence indicator ticked down to 58 in June, below May’s 60. However, the indicator remained comfortably above the... -
Chile: Consumer confidence rises in June The Adimark GfK consumer confidence index (IPEC, Índice de Percepción de la Economía) came in at 52.7 points in June,... -
Guatemala: Economic activity growth accelerates in May Data from Banguat’s monthly index of economic activity (IMAE, Indice Mensual de la Actividad Económica) showed that economic activity growth... -
Peru: Inflation continues to rise in June Consumer prices in Metropolitan Lima increased 0.33% month-on-month in June, above May’s 0.02% subdued rise. June’s increase was mainly the... -
Brazil: Inflation jumps in June Consumer prices rose 1.26% in June over the previous month, the sharpest increase since January 2016. The result was above... -
Estonia: Inflation jumps in June Consumer prices rose 0.9% over the previous month in June, accelerating from May’s 0.3% increase. According to data released by... -
Hungary: Industrial production picks-up further steam in May According to preliminary data released by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) on 6 July, industrial output rose a working-day... -
Peru: Trade surplus widens in May on a sizeable increase in commodity prices Peru’s trade balance recorded a USD 459 million surplus in May, widening from April’s USD 398 million surplus as well... -
Ecuador: Consumer prices on an annual basis continue on downward trend in June Consumer prices declined 0.27% over the previous month in June, marking a bigger drop than the revised 0.18% month-on-month fall...