The economy suffered its worst downturn in history in the first quarter, battered by the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown measures...
News Category: GDP
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Spain: Covid-19 plunges economy into historic contraction in Q1 2020 -
Latvia: GDP contracts for the first time since 2010 in Q1 2020 The economy shrank 1.4% year-on-year in the first quarter of this year, according to preliminary national accounts data released by... -
Austria: Economy hammered by Covid-19 in Q1, contracting at steep pace In the first quarter of the year, the economy has been hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent containment... -
Canada: Economic output flatlines in February; preliminary estimate for March suggests a survey-record decline in activity The economy stalled month-on-month in February, which was down from the 0.2% increase in January and slightly below market expectations... -
Belgium: Economy contracts at the fastest pace on record in Q1 2020 The economy contracted 3.9% quarter-on-quarter in seasonally-adjusted terms in the first quarter, markedly contrasting Q4 2019’s revised 0.5% expansion (previously... -
United States: Economy contracts at sharpest rate in over a decade in the first quarter The economy shrank at the sharpest rate since Q4 2008 in the first quarter as the pandemic and measures to... -
Vietnam: Inflation falls to lowest level since October in April Consumer prices fell 1.54% from the previous month in April, below March’s 0.72% drop. Looking at the details of the... -
Kenya: Growth picks up pace in Q4 2019 The economy gained traction in the final quarter of 2019, with growth accelerating to 5.5% year-on-year from the revised 5.2%... -
Korea: Economic output shrinks in Q1 at sharpest pace since 2008 According to preliminary data released by the Bank of Korea, the economy contracted 1.4% in quarter-on-quarter seasonally-adjusted (qoqsa) terms in... -
Ghana: Growth jumps to over two-year high in Q4 2019; 2020 outlook sours Annual growth accelerated to 7.9% in the fourth quarter of last year, according to national accounts data released by Ghana’s...