According to a preliminary estimate, GDP declined 0.4% in seasonally- and working-day adjusted terms in the first quarter, coming in...
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Italy: Activity drops at a softer rate in the first quarter -
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... -
Portugal: Industrial output rebounds in March Industrial output increased 5.0% year-on-year in seasonally-adjusted terms in March, which contrasted February’s 2.8% decrease. March’s result marked the best... -
Lithuania: GDP rebounds in Q1, despite tighter lockdown measures GDP rose 1.0% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2021, according to preliminary data. The result contrasted the 1.2% drop... -
Japan: Industrial output rebounds in March Industrial production increased 2.2% month-on-month in seasonally-adjusted terms in March, contrasting the 1.3% fall in February. On an annual basis,... -
Sweden: Economic sentiment hits over-10-year high in April The economic tendency indicator came in at 113.4 in April, up from March’s 105.8 and marking the strongest sentiment since... -
Portugal: Economy records sharpest contraction since Q2 2020 in Q1 According to a preliminary reading, GDP dropped 3.3% on a seasonally-adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis in the first quarter, contrasting the 0.2%... -
Canada: GDP growth slows in February; preliminary estimate points to an acceleration in March The economy grew 0.4% month-on-month in February, easing from January’s 0.7% increase, and falling slightly short of Statistics Canada’s preliminary...