For February, the Bank of Korea’s forward-looking business confidence indicator (BSI) for manufacturers fell to 65 from the 71 for...
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Korea: Forward-looking business confidence falls further into pessimism for February -
Germany: Consumer confidence set to rise in February Consumer confidence opened the year on a stronger note than previously estimated, with the GfK Group Consumer Climate index revised... -
Netherlands: Business confidence moderates at the start of the new year Sentiment among Dutch producers moderated markedly from 7.5 in December to 5.8 in January, chiefly on the back of less... -
Italy: Business confidence gets gloomier at the start of the year The National Institute of Statistics (Istat)’s composite business confidence indicator (Clima di Fiducia delle Imprese Italiane, IESE)—which covers the manufacturing,... -
Italy: Consumer confidence gains some ground in January The consumer confidence index released by the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) rose to 114.0 points in January from December’s... -
Sweden: Economic sentiment falls sharply in January The economic tendency indicator dropped from December’s revised 105.6 (previously reported: 106.3) to 101.9 in January. Values above 100.0 indicate... -
Spain: Growth in retail sales flat in December Year-on-year growth in retail sales was flat in December, following the mild 1.5% increase logged in November. December’s print largely... -
Japan: Consumer confidence eases to an over two-year low in January Consumer sentiment fell from 42.7 in December to 41.9 in January, marking the lowest reading since December 2016. The print... -
Portugal: Contraction of industrial sector eases in December Portugal’s industrial output fell for the eighth consecutive month in December, although the rate of contraction eased markedly. The industrial... -
Latvia: Growth picks up in the fourth quarter According to a flash estimate released by the Statistical Institute on 30 January, the economy expanded 5.0% in year-on-year terms...