Consumer prices rose 0.60% over the previous month in February, picking up from January’s 0.40% rise. February’s reading was the...
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Serbia: Inflation hits highest level since December 2020 in February -
Australia: Retail sales drops in February Nominal retail sales in February declined 0.8% over the previous month in seasonally-adjusted terms, swinging from November’s 0.3% uptick. The... -
New Zealand: Consumer confidence dips in March The ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence indicator dipped to 110.8 in March from February’s 113.1. Nonetheless, it remained comfortably above the... -
Switzerland: Consumer prices continue to fall on an annual basis in March Consumer prices increased 0.34% in March over the previous month, accelerating from the 0.16% rise recorded in February. March’s uptick... -
Switzerland: Retail sales drop at sharpest rate since April 2020 in February Retail sales dived 6.3% year-on-year in calendar-adjusted terms in February, which was a deterioration from January’s 0.7% decrease. The outturn... -
Thailand: Manufacturing production dips in February Manufacturing output fell 0.3% in month-on-month seasonally-adjusted terms in February, which contrasted January’s 0.4% increase. On an annual basis, manufacturing... -
Japan: Business sentiment improves in Q1, turns optimistic among large manufacturers Business sentiment among large manufacturers—according to the Bank of Japan’s closely watched Tankan survey—came in at plus 5 in Q1,... -
Canada: GDP growth accelerates in January; Preliminary estimate points to a slight slowdown in February The economy grew 0.7% month-on-month in January, picking up from December’s 0.1% increase, and beating Statistics Canada’s preliminary estimate of... -
Korea: Merchandise exports grow at a quicker pace in March Merchandise exports jumped 16.6% on an annual basis in March (February: +9.5% year-on-year). March’s result marked the most robust growth... -
Kazakhstan: Inflation falls to lowest level since September 2020 in March Consumer prices increased 0.62% in March over the previous month, slightly below February’s 0.65% increase. The downtick came amid a...