Housing starts on a seasonally-adjusted annualized (SAAR) basis jumped to 225,200 units in March, according to the Canada Mortgage and...
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Canada: Housing starts dip in March on weaker multi-unit urban starts; six-month trend ticks up -
Slovenia: Industrial production growth loses pace in February Industrial production grew 7.2% year-on-year in February. While the industrial sector expanded robustly, its pace of expansion was down markedly... -
Egypt: Inflation declines for eighth consecutive month in March In March, urban consumer prices rose 0.99% from the previous month, accelerating from February’s 0.29% increase. March’s increase was driven... -
Indonesia: Retail sales rebound in February In February, retail sales rose 1.5% over the same month of the previous year, contrasting January’s 1.8% contraction. Growth was... -
Uruguay: Central Bank lowers M1+ target growth range in April At its Monetary Policy Committee meeting on 6 April, the Central Bank of Uruguay announced its intention to attempt to... -
Norway: Industrial production takes a breather in February; trade unions and employers reach a tentative agreement on compensation... According to Statistics Norway, industrial production fell a seasonally-adjusted 0.3% from the previous month in February, contrasting the revised expansion... -
Ireland: Consumer sentiment improves in March The KBC Bank Ireland/ESRI consumer sentiment index increased from 105.2 points in February to 108.1 points in March. March’s recovery... -
Taiwan: Exports resume their ascension in March thanks to surging shipments to China Merchandise exports grew a robust 16.7% year-on-year to an all-time high of USD 30.0 billion in March (February: USD 22.4... -
Mexico: Inflation eases for third consecutive month in March Consumer prices rose 0.32% from the previous month in March, just below the 0.38% increase recorded in February and the... -
Japan: Consumer confidence steady in March Consumer sentiment was stable in March at 44.3, matching February’s print and the lowest level in six months. The reading...