Exports jumped 11.7% in January over the same month a year earlier, contrasting the 1.9% year-on-year drop in December. January’s...
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Vietnam: Industrial production surges in February on favorable base effect; underlying momentum moderates Industrial production expanded 23.7% year-on-year in February, contrasting January’s revised 8.0% contraction (previously reported: -5.5% year-on-year). However, February’s reading was... -
Vietnam: Inflation pulls back in February but remains elevated Consumer prices fell 0.17% month-on-month in February, contrasting January’s 1.23% increase, driven by lower demand following January’s Lunar New Year... -
Dominican Republic: Central Bank leaves rates unchanged in February but is monitoring the coronavirus fallout At its February monetary policy meeting, the Central Bank (BCRD) left the policy rate unchanged at 4.50% for the sixth... -
Serbia: Industrial production moderates in January Industrial production growth softened to 6.3% in January from December’s 8.3% increase. January’s softer output came on the back of... -
Slovakia: Election outcome highly uncertain but unlikely to affect economic outlook On 29 February, Slovakia will elect its new Parliament. While the result is currently highly uncertain, the short-term economic outlook... -
New Zealand: Consumer confidence little changed in February The ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence indicator dipped to 122.1 in February from January’s 122.7, nonetheless remaining comfortably above the 100-threshold... -
Switzerland: KOF economic barometer edges above long-term average in February The KOF economic barometer—a leading composite indicator for the Swiss economy—rose to 100.9 points in February from 100.1 points in... -
Switzerland: Retail sales decline in January Calendar-adjusted real retail sales fell 0.1% year-on-year in January, contrasting December’s upwardly revised 0.8% gain (previously reported: +0.1% year-on-year). The... -
Croatia: Economic growth moderates in Q4 2019 The economy lost traction in the final quarter of last year, according to detailed GDP data released by Croatia’s Statistical...