Seasonally-adjusted employment increased by 17,900 in March, following 77,400 jobs added in February. March’s result was driven by an increase...
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Australia: Unemployment rate stable at over 13-year low in March -
Australia: Business confidence grows again in March The business confidence index produced by National Australia Bank (NAB) rose to 15.8 points in March from 13.2 points in... -
Bulgaria: Inflation comes in at highest level since July 2008 in March Consumer prices increased 2.22% from the previous month in March, following the 1.36% rise recorded in February. March’s figure was... -
Indonesia: Central Bank holds rates in April At its monetary policy meeting on 18–19 April, Bank Indonesia (BI) opted to leave the seven-day reverse repo rate at... -
Canada: Housing starts dip in March Housing starts dipped to 246,243 units on a seasonally-adjusted annualized rate (SAAR) basis in March according to the Canada Mortgage... -
China: Industrial output growth eases in March Industrial output increased 5.0% year-on-year in March (January–February: +7.5% yoy), above market expectations. March’s figure was largely due to a... -
China: Retail sales contract at sharpest pace since April 2020 in March Retail sales declined 3.5% in year-on-year terms in March, which contrasted January–February’s 6.7% increase. March’s figure marked the worst reading... -
China: Nominal fixed investment growth loses pace in March Nominal urban fixed asset investment grew 9.3% in year-to-date terms in March, which followed January–February’s 12.2% increase. March’s notable slowdown... -
China: GDP improves in the first quarter, although underlying conditions are grim GDP growth gained pace to 4.8% year on year in the first quarter, from 4.0% in the fourth quarter of... -
Slovakia: Inflation comes in at highest level since June 2000 in March Consumer prices rose 1.70% over the previous month in March, accelerating from February’s 0.90% rise. Looking at the details of...