Inflation declined marginally from 2.6% in November to 2.5% in December. When accounting for the effects of one-off government relief...
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Hong Kong: Inflation continues to tick down in December -
New Zealand: Inflation ends year below-target According to Statistics New Zealand, consumer prices rose 0.1% in Q4 over the previous quarter, decelerating from Q3’s 0.9% increase.... -
China: Growth in retail sales inches up in December In December, nominal retail sales grew 8.2% on an annual basis, a slight acceleration from the 8.1% expansion registered in... -
China: Industrial production gains steam in December Industrial production increased 5.7% year-on-year in December, up from the 5.4% rise registered in November and beating market expectations of... -
China: Investment growth steadies in December Urban fixed asset investment expanded 5.9% year-to-date in 2018 (2017: +7.2%), unchanged from the result in the first 11 months... -
China: Economic growth continues to decelerate in Q4 In the final quarter of 2018, the Chinese economy expanded at the slowest pace since 2009 on the back of... -
Thailand: Trade balance swings back into black in December Thailand’s external sector logged a trade surplus of USD 1.1 billion in December, contrasting the USD 1.2 billion shortfall in... -
Panama: Economic activity picks up in November The monthly indicator for economic activity (IMAE, Índice Mensual de Actividad Económica) rose from 3.0% in October to 3.5% in... -
Israel: Trade deficit widens as exports contract at a sharper pace in December In December, exports contracted 6.6% year-on-year in USD terms, a sharper drop than the revised 4.0% drop in November (previously... -
Colombia: Industrial production growth moderates in November According to data released by Colombia’s National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) on 18 January, the industrial sector lost some...