The economy dipped in the first quarter as disruptions from the Taal Volcano eruption in January, the Covid-19 pandemic and...
News Category: GDP
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Philippines: Economy contracts for first time since 1998 in Q1 -
Netherlands: Economy shrinks at quickest rate in over a decade in Q1 2020 The economy contracted in the first quarter as the Covid-19 pandemic extinguished domestic and foreign demand in March, and worse... -
Sweden: Preliminary data shows economy contracted in Q1 2020 The economy contracted 0.3% in the first quarter of 2020 from the previous quarter in seasonally-adjusted terms, contrasting the 0.2%... -
Indonesia: Economy slows sharply in Q1, worse to come in Q2 Activity lost momentum in the first quarter, with GDP expanding 3.0% (Q4: +5.0% year-on-year), below market expectations of 4.0% and... -
Chile: Copper prices gain ground in May Average copper prices rose in May on the back of upbeat demand from China, as the economy gets back on... -
Taiwan: Economic growth slumps to four-year low in Q1 as pandemic hampers domestic activity The economy grew 1.5% in Q1 2020 compared to the same period a year earlier, according to an advance GDP... -
Mexico: Economy contracts at steepest rate since 2009 global financial crisis in Q1 In the first quarter of 2020, the economy contracted for the fourth quarter in a row and at the steepest... -
Lithuania: Growth slumps to over three-year low in Q1 as Covid-19 begins to bite GDP rose 2.6% in year-on-year terms in Q1 2020, according to preliminary national accounts data released by Lithuania’s Statistical Institute... -
France: Sharpest contraction ever recorded in Q1; economy enters recession Economic activity shrank a seasonally-adjusted 5.8% quarter-on-quarter in Q1 2020, marking the sharpest contraction ever recorded, according to a first... -
Italy: Economy shrinks at unprecedented pace in Q1 2020 In the first quarter of the year, Italy’s GDP tumbled 4.7% over the previous period in seasonally- and working-day adjusted...