Latest reading: The UBS/procure.ch Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 54.5 in April from 53.3 in March, remaining above...
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Switzerland: Manufacturing and services PMIs are positive in April -
Portugal: Industrial production returns to growth in March Latest reading: Industrial production rose 3.2% in calendar and seasonally adjusted month-on-month terms in March, following a 0.3% drop in... -
Chile: Business confidence drops in April Latest reading: Business confidence index fell to 49.3 in April, following March’s 50.4. The latest reading was below the threshold... -
Saudi Arabia: Economic growth slows in the first quarter of 2026 U.S.-Iran war weighs heavily on GDP growth: According to a preliminary reading, Saudi Arabia’s GDP increased 2.8% on a year-on-year... -
Korea: Merchandise trade surplus narrows in April Latest reading: In April, the trade balance was USD +23.8 billion, following a USD +26.2 billion reading in the previous... -
Philippines: Merchandise trade deficit increases in March Latest reading: In March, the trade balance was USD -4.5 billion, following a USD -4.0 billion reading in the previous... -
Canada: Economic growth rises in February GDP reading: GDP rose 0.2% in seasonally adjusted month-on-month terms in February, following a 0.1% increase in the prior month.... -
United States: Economic growth accelerates in the first quarter of 2026 GDP reading: The United States’ GDP grew 2.0% on a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter annualized (SAAR) basis in Q1, following 0.5%... -
Croatia: Industrial production decelerates in March Latest reading: Industrial production rose 0.8% on a working-day adjusted year-on-year basis in March, following a 1.2% increase in the... -
Czech Republic: GDP growth decelerates in Q1 GDP off to a soft 2026 start: The Czech Republic’s economy got off to a weak start in the first...