A second GDP release confirmed that the pace of economic contraction moderated considerably in the first quarter of 2021, with...
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Hungary: Second reading confirms economy continued to recover in Q1 -
Czech Republic: Second release confirms contraction softened in Q1 A revised estimate confirmed that GDP fell 2.1% year-on-year in Q1 amid another wave of Covid-19 infections, which prompted the... -
Chile: Annual economic activity growth hits record high in April on favorable base effect, but underlying momentum is... Economic activity grew 14.0% in year-on-year terms in April, which followed March’s 5.8% growth. The print marked the best result... -
Brazil: Activity slows in Q1, but still beats market expectations GDP growth lost steam in the first quarter amid a renewed rise in Covid-19 cases, slowing to 1.2% on a... -
Lithuania: GDP returns to growth in Q1 According to a second estimate released on 1 June, GDP rose 1.2% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2021, contrasting... -
Hong Kong: Retail sales growth loses pace in April Retail sales increased 10.9% year-on-year in April (March: +19.9% yoy). The figure largely reflected a larger fall in food and... -
Canada: GDP growth eases in the first quarter on falling inventories GDP increased 5.6% in seasonally-adjusted annualized terms (SAAR) in the first quarter of 2021, moderating from the 9.2% expansion logged... -
Portugal: Industrial output records best result on record in April Industrial output rose 36.9% year-on-year in seasonally-adjusted terms in April, which was up from March’s 5.7% increase. April’s print marked... -
Kazakhstan: Inflation increases in May Consumer prices rose 0.71% from the previous month in May, coming in below April’s 0.85% rise. The softer rise was... -
Korea: Merchandise exports gain steam in May Merchandise exports soared 45.6% year-on-year in May (April: +41.2% yoy). May’s reading marked the sturdiest outturn on record. Notwithstanding a...