The consumer confidence index published by the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV, Fundaçao Getúlio Vargas) fell a seasonally-adjusted 2.8% from the...
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Brazil: Consumer confidence deteriorates for the second consecutive month in May -
Argentina: Trade deficit widens in April Growth in exports moderated from a revised 17.4% year-on-year increase in March (previously reported: +17.2% year-on-year) to a softer 6.2%... -
Mexico: Economic activity growth contracts in March Economic activity data for March closed the first quarter on a weak note, with the monthly proxy for GDP produced... -
Mexico: Comprehensive Q1 GDP data confirms strong start to 2018 despite adverse calendar effect A more comprehensive dataset released by the National Statistics Institute (INEGI) on 23 May revealed that the economy grew 1.3%... -
Taiwan: Industrial production surges in April on a low base effect and a healthy electronics sector Industrial output growth accelerated sharply in April, to 8.5% in annual terms, up from a significantly upwardly revised 5.6% in... -
South Africa: Inflation jumps on VAT hike in April Consumer prices rose 0.8% in April from a month earlier, accelerating from March’s 0.4% uptick. April’s print was driven by... -
Nigeria: Central Bank leaves policy rate unchanged in May At its 21–22 May monetary policy meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) decided... -
Argentina: Economic activity falters in March The monthly indicator for economic activity (EMAE, Estimador Mensual de Actividad Económica) slowed notably in March, registering a 1.4% expansion... -
UAE: Inflation inches up in April Consumer prices fell 0.23% in April from the previous month, a softer decrease than the 0.65% month-on-month fall observed in... -
Lithuania: Industrial production loses steam in April Industrial production expanded 3.8% over the previous year in April, moderating from March’s revised 9.4% increase (previously reported: +8.8% year-on-year)....