Retail sales grew 6.6% in May in annual terms (April: -18.8% year-on-year). May’s print marked the best result since September...
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Switzerland: Retail sales rebound in May -
Switzerland: Economic sentiment picks up in June The KOF economic barometer—a leading composite indicator for the Swiss economy—rose to 59.4 points in June from the record low... -
France: Harmonized inflation slows in June In June, consumer prices edged down 0.1%, contrasting a 0.1% increase in May according to a preliminary release by the... -
Cyprus: Industrial output contracts at record pace in April on Covid-19 hit Industrial production collapsed 35.3% year-on-year in April (March: -11.1% yoy), marking the sharpest drop on record. Looking at the details... -
Portugal: Industrial output collapses again in May Industrial output collapsed 26.0% year-on-year in May, which followed the record-breaking 27.4% plunge in April. The downturn was primarily driven... -
Costa Rica: GDP grows at softest pace since Q2 2019 GDP expanded 0.6% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2020 (Q4 2019: +3.2 yoy), marking the softest growth rate since... -
South Africa: Economy sinks deeper into recession in Q1 The economy slid deeper into recession in the first quarter, contracting 2.0% over the previous quarter at a seasonally-adjusted annualized... -
Dominican Republic: Central Bank leaves monetary policy unchanged in June amid sliding currency At its end-June meeting, the Central Bank (BCRD) left its monetary stance unchanged for the third straight meeting, after substantial... -
UAE: Economy contracts in Q1 2020 on non-oil sector downturn According to preliminary data released by the Central Bank of UAE (CBUAE), GDP fell 1.0% in year-on-year terms in the... -
Kenya: GDP growth slumps to over two-year low in Q1 GDP growth slowed to 4.9% year-on-year in the first quarter, down from 5.5% in the fourth quarter of last year,...