Consumer prices rose at a softer pace of 1.12% in August, down from the 1.80% in July. The print reflected...
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Turkey: Inflation comes in at 28-month high in August -
Slovakia: GDP growth records best result since Q4 2007 in the second quarter A second reading confirmed 17 August’s flash estimate of 9.6% GDP growth year-on-year in the second quarter, up from 0.2%... -
Malaysia: Merchandise exports rise at a slower pace in July Merchandise exports jumped 6.5% year-on-year in USD terms in July (June: +32.1% yoy)—the slowest growth since November 2020. Similarly, exports... -
Latvia: Industrial output growth gains momentum in July Industrial output grew 8.4% in year-on-year terms in July, which was above June’s 7.6% increase. Looking at the details of... -
Hong Kong: Retail sales growth continues to slow in July Retail sales grew 0.9% year-on-year in July (June: +2.9% yoy). The outturn marked the worst reading since January. The reading... -
United States: Labor market conditions improve in August, but at a more moderate pace Total non-farm payrolls increased by 235,000 in August, following July’s 1,053,000 increase in payrolls. Employment gains occurred in transportation and... -
Mexico: Consumer confidence deteriorates in August Consumer confidence fell to 42.7 in August from July’s 43.9 amid spiking Covid-19 cases. This was a result of across-the-board... -
Spain: Current account surplus narrows in June Spain’s current account balance recorded a surplus of EUR 0.3 billion in June 2021, below the EUR 2.1 billion surplus... -
Dominican Republic: Economic activity growth eases in July Economic activity rose 12.1% year-on-year in July (June: +12.7% yoy). For the year so far, comparing to the same period... -
Hungary: Economy grows at quickest pace on record in Q2 on low base effect Economic growth bounced back in the second quarter, with GDP increasing 17.9% on an annual basis (Q1: -2.1% year-on-year). The...