Consumer prices fell 0.5% in January compared to the previous month, contrasting the steady reading in December. January’s decrease was...
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Norway: Inflation moderates in January but remains well above Norges Bank’s target -
Indonesia: Growth in retail sales accelerates in December In December, retail sales grew 7.7% over the same month in the prior year, up from November’s 3.4% expansion and... -
Slovakia: Industrial production at a 9-month low in December Industrial production rose 3.1% on an annual basis in December, a tad below November’s 3.3% rise. The headline reading was... -
Slovenia: Industrial production sinks to near five-year low in December After losing stride a month earlier (November: +1.8% year-on-year), annual industrial production plummeted 3.1% in December. A breakdown by subcomponents... -
Egypt: Inflation ticks up in January In January consumer prices rose 0.6% compared to the previous month, contrasting the 3.4% decrease in December. This most recent... -
Italy: Industrial production contracts again in December Industrial output contracted 0.8% in December on a month-on-month, seasonally-adjusted basis, following November’s revised 1.7% contraction (previously reported: -1.6% month-on-month).... -
Brazil: Inflation inches up in January Consumer prices rose 0.32% in January over the previous month, accelerating from December’s 0.15% increase. The result was largely due... -
Ecuador: Inflation picks up in January Consumer prices increased 0.47% over the previous month in January, following a 0.10% month-on-month rise in December. Prices for food... -
Peru: Business confidence stable in optimistic territory at beginning of the year The business confidence indicator was stable at December’s 58.0 in January, and thus remained comfortably above the 50-point threshold that... -
Peru: Inflation inched down in January Consumer prices in Metropolitan Lima increased 0.07% over the previous month in January, down from December’s 0.18% month-on-month rise. January’s...