Consumer prices rose 0.9% over the previous month in May, following a 1.1% month-on-month increase in April. The reading largely...
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Ghana: Inflation ticks down in May -
Guatemala: Run-off seems guaranteed for tainted presidential elections; economic consequences uncertain President Jimmy Morales’ corruption-scandal ridden presidency will come to an end when Guatemalans head to the polls on 16 June... -
Czech Republic: Inflation eases from over six-year high in May Consumer prices rose 0.7% from the previous month in May, following April’s 0.1% month-on-month increase. Data released by the Czech... -
Italy: Another drop in industrial output in April casts a shadow on economic performance in Q2 Industrial output contracted 0.7% in April on a month-on-month, seasonally-adjusted basis, following March’s revised 1.0% decrease (previously reported: -0.9% month-on-month).... -
Australia: Businesses grow less optimistic in June The business confidence index produced by National Australia Bank (NAB) fell to plus 2.2 points in June from May’s plus... -
Russia: Exports contract in April Merchandise exports totaled USD 35.7 billion in April, which represented a 0.9% contraction from the USD 36.0 billion sum recorded... -
United Kingdom: Labor market remains strong in February-April period In the February-April period, the unemployment rate remained at a multi-decade low of 3.8%, while the employment rate was the... -
Malaysia: Industrial output hits a six-month high in April Industrial production surged 4.0% year-on-year in April, up from March’s 3.1% expansion and surpassing market analysts’ expectations of a 2.7%... -
Costa Rica: Dry weather helps drag economic activity growth to an over five-year low in April Annual economic growth in cyclically-adjusted terms slowed to 1.6% in April, which was down from March’s revised 1.8% growth (previously... -
Norway: Inflation slows in May Consumer prices fell 0.3% in May, contrasting the 0.4% increase logged in April. The fall was due to lower prices...