The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate rose to 3.4% in Q4 from Q3’s 3.3%. Meanwhile, the underutilization rate—which includes both unemployment and...
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New Zealand: Unemployment rate ticks up in Q4 -
Australia: Retail sales grow at quickest pace since November 2021 in January Retail sales grew 1.9% in month-on-month seasonally-adjusted terms in January, which contrasted December’s 4.0% decrease. January’s print marked the best... -
Kenya: Inflation drops slightly in January Inflation continued slowing down in January, decreasing to 9.0% from December’s 9.1% and marking the weakest inflation rate since August... -
Portugal: Industrial output bounces back in December Industrial output expanded 2.5% year on year in seasonally-adjusted terms in December, which contrasted November’s 0.2% decrease. December’s figure was... -
Saudi Arabia: GDP growth slows slightly in Q4 A flash estimate showed that the economy grew 6.8% on an annual basis in the fourth quarter, after expanding 7.0%... -
Korea: Industrial activity drops at sharpest pace since March 2009 in December Industrial production nosedived 9.2% year on year in seasonally-adjusted terms in December (November: -3.4% s.a. yoy). December’s result marked the... -
Euro Area: The economy defies recession in Q4 The economy grew 0.1% in seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter terms in Q4, below Q3’s 0.3% expansion but surprising markets on the... -
Portugal: Economy virtually stagnates in Q4, contrasting sturdy growth in Q3 A GDP estimate released by the National Statistics Institute on 2 February showed the economy grew a meager 0.4% in... -
Czech Republic: Economy expands at softer pace in Q4 The economy expanded 0.4% in seasonally adjusted year-on-year terms in Q4, following Q3’s 1.5% increase. Sustained inflation, downbeat consumer sentiment... -
Italy: Economy dips but beats expectations in the fourth quarter According to a preliminary estimate, GDP declined 0.1% in Q4 in quarter-on-quarter seasonally adjusted terms, down from the 0.5% expansion...