National consumer prices jumped 4.7% over the previous month in March, coming in above February’s 3.8% month-on-month increase and marking...
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South Africa: Inflation lands at Central Bank’s target in March Consumer prices rose 0.8% from a month earlier in March, matching February’s 0.8% increase. March’s reading largely reflected higher prices... -
China: Industrial production growth shoots up on policy stimulus in March Industrial production increased 8.5% year-on-year in March, well above the 5.3% rise registered in January–February. The print overshot market expectations... -
China: Investment growth hits a nearly one-year high in January–March Urban fixed asset investment expanded 6.3% year-to-date in the first three months of the year, slightly above the 6.1% increase... -
China: Retail sales growth accelerates in March In March, nominal retail sales grew 8.7% on an annual basis, up from the 8.2% increase in January–February. Moreover, the... -
Japan: Trade surplus declines in March on strong imports Nominal yen-denominated merchandise exports fell 2.4% year-on-year in March, following the 1.2% decrease in February. The contraction was smaller than... -
New Zealand: Inflation falls further below Central Bank target Consumer prices rose 0.1% in Q1 2019 over the previous quarter, matching Q4 2018’s uptick, according to Statistics New Zealand.... -
Colombia: Consumers turn optimistic for the first time in six months The Fedesarrollo consumer confidence index rebounded after remaining in negative territory for six consecutive months; it rose to 1.2 points... -
China: Economic growth stabilizes in Q1 2019 as policy stimulus kicks in The Chinese economy continued to show no signs of a slowdown, despite the ongoing trade war with the United States... -
Angola: Economy returns to growth in Q4 2018 The economy returned to growth in the final quarter of 2018, according to national accounts data released by the Statistical...