According to the ONS, in January–March the unemployment rate ticked down to 3.9%, employment grew by 211,000 and regular nominal...
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United Kingdom: Labor market stays robust in Q1, but more recent data is bleak -
China: House prices expand at the fastest pace in six months in April House prices in 70 large- and medium-sized cities increased 0.5% in April in month-on-month terms according to a weighted average... -
Bulgaria: Inflation at over 2-year low in April amid lockdown and falling fuel prices Consumer prices fell 0.6% from the previous month in April, matching March’s drop. According to the Statistical Institute, April’s fall... -
Belarus: Industrial output drops at sharpest pace since November 2015 in April Industrial production nosedived 7.1% year-on-year in April (March: -1.5% year-on-year). April’s figure marked the sharpest drop since November 2015. Meanwhile,... -
Thailand: Economy contracts at sharpest pace in over eight years in Q1 2020 Activity swung to contraction in the first quarter, with GDP decreasing 1.8% on an annual basis (Q4 2019: +1.5% year-on-year).... -
Japan: Economy contracts for second consecutive quarter in Q1 2020 The economy contracted 3.4% in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the previous quarter in seasonally-adjusted annualized terms, which... -
Chile: Economy grows marginally in Q1 2020 Economic activity bounced back in the first quarter, with GDP expanding 0.4% on an annual basis (Q4 2009: -2.1% year-on-year).... -
Singapore: Non-oil exports overshoot market expectations in April Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) grew 9.7% year-on-year in April, below March’s notable 17.6% expansion which benefited from a positive... -
Brazil: Economic activity contracts at sharpest pace on record in March Economic activity declined 5.9% month-on-month in seasonally-adjusted terms in March (February: +0.4% mom) as social distancing measures implemented to contain... -
China: Industrial output rebounds in April Industrial output grew 3.9% compared to the same month a year earlier in April, which contrasted March’s 1.1% decrease. April’s...