Inflation increased to 5.3% in August, above July’s 4.7%. The result was primarily due to increasing prices for food and...
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Philippines: Inflation rises in August -
Uruguay: Inflation falls to lowest level since September 2005 in August Inflation came in at 4.1% in August, which was down from July’s 4.8% and well within the Central Bank’s 3.0%–6.0%... -
Chile: Copper prices fall in August; copper output rises in July Copper prices averaged USD 8,348 in August, down from the prior month’s USD 8,477. Prices were likely dampened in recent... -
Mexico: Consumer confidence hits highest reading since March 2019 in August Consumer confidence came in at 46.7 in August, up from July’s 46.3. August’s result marked the strongest sentiment since March... -
Korea: Inflation exceeds expectations in August Inflation rose to 3.4% in August, which was up from July’s 2.3%. The print exceeded market expectations of a 2.9%... -
Portugal: Decline in industrial output softens in July Industrial production dropped 3.2% year on year in seasonally-adjusted terms in July (June: -3.6% s.a. yoy). The figure marked the... -
Portugal: Consumer confidence deteriorates in August Consumer confidence fell to minus 21.6 in August from July’s minus 20.9. Meanwhile, the three-month moving average of the economic... -
Spain: Current account surplus narrows in June The current account posted a EUR 2.8 billion surplus in June, deteriorating from the EUR 4.0 billion surplus posted in... -
Estonia: Industrial activity posts softest contraction since February in July Industrial output fell 9.4% year-on-year in seasonally and calendar-adjusted terms in July, which was a less pronounced drop than June’s... -
Switzerland: GDP flatlines in the second quarter GDP was stable in Q2 relative to Q1 on a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis (Q1: +0.3% s.a. qoq), undershooting market...