Labor market conditions in the common currency block improved in March. The number of unemployed people decreased by 209,000, while...
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Euro Area: Inflation at two-year high in April on surging energy prices Harmonized inflation came in at 1.6% in April, following March’s 1.3% and marking the highest print since April 2019. Inflation... -
Germany: Harmonized inflation rises in April Harmonized consumer prices rose 0.5% month-on-month in April, matching March’s increase. The print reflected a stronger rise in prices for... -
Euro Area: GDP contracts again in Q1 amid tighter lockdowns The Euro area economy shrank a seasonally-adjusted 0.6% from the previous quarter in Q1 2021, broadly matching Q4 2020’s 0.7%... -
United Kingdom: Annual house price growth accelerates in April According to the Nationwide Building Society, house prices in the United Kingdom rose 2.1% month-on-month in April, contrasting March’s 0.3%... -
France: Activity rebounds in Q1, growing more than expected According to a preliminary estimate, economic activity rebounded in the first quarter of the year, with GDP growing 0.4% on... -
Italy: Activity drops at a softer rate in the first quarter According to a preliminary estimate, GDP declined 0.4% in seasonally- and working-day adjusted terms in the first quarter, coming in... -
France: Inflation hits over one-year high in April Consumer prices increased 0.17% from the previous month in April, a smaller increase than March’s 0.60% rise, largely reflected lower... -
Switzerland: KOF Economic Barometer hits all-time high in April The KOF Economic Barometer came in at 134.0 in April, up notably from March’s 118.0. April’s result marked the best... -
Switzerland: Retail sales growth hits all-time high in March Retail sales increased 22.6% year-on-year in calendar-adjusted terms in March (February: -6.6% c.a. yoy). The print marked the best result...