Retail sales rose 1.1% in June (May: +6.2%). The figure was largely due to a deterioration in food, beverages, and...
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Switzerland: Retail sales growth slows in June -
Korea: Business confidence improves but remains in negative territory in August The Bank of Korea’s forward-looking business confidence indicator for manufacturers rose to 57 in August from July’s 51. August’s result... -
Austria: Consumer confidence falls in July Consumer confidence fell to minus 10.0 in July from June’s minus 8.0. As a result, the index moved further below... -
Portugal: Decline in industrial activity softens in June Industrial production decreased 14.6% year-on-year in June (May: -27.3% yoy). The ease from May’s decline was fueled by softer declines... -
Croatia: Decline in industrial output softens in June Industrial output dropped 1.8% year-on-year in working-day adjusted terms in June, which was softer than May’s 12.4% plunge. June’s reading... -
Euro Area: Economic sentiment recovers further but remains in pessimistic territory in July Sentiment in the Eurozone recovered further lost ground in July from June, although it remained far from February’s pre-crisis level.... -
Cyprus: Plunge in industrial activity softens in May Industrial production declined 14.9% year-on-year in May, less than April’s 35.3% plunge which had marked the steepest drop on record.... -
Spain: Housing permits plunge again in May The Spanish Board of Architects approved 5,986 permits in May, according to data published by the Ministry of Public Works.... -
Euro Area: Unemployment rate inches up in June, again held down by massive short-time work schemes Labor market conditions in the common currency block worsened again in June, when Covid-19 containment measures started being loosened, although... -
Germany: GDP contracts at record-steep pace in Q2 due to Covid-19 In the second quarter, the economy contracted at the steepest pace since at least 1970, when quarterly calculations were first...