Consumer sentiment improved further in March, coming in at minus 23.1, up from February’s minus 25.1. As such, the index...
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Denmark: Consumer sentiment continues to gradually improve in March; remains deeply pessimistic -
Turkey: Consumer confidence eases and remains pessimistic in March Consumer confidence came in at 80.1 in March, down from February’s 82.5. As a result, the index remained entrenched below... -
Lithuania: Decline in industrial output softens in February Industrial output slid 7.0% year on year in February (January: -7.3% yoy). The smaller drop was partly due to a... -
Uruguay: Economy records sharpest contraction since Q1 2021 in the final quarter of 2022 GDP dropped 0.1% year on year in the fourth quarter, contrasting the 3.4% expansion seen in the third quarter. Q4’s... -
Poland: Industrial output growth speeds up in January Industrial output expanded 2.6% in year-on-year terms in January, which was above December’s 1.0% increase. January’s reading was largely driven... -
Netherlands: Consumer sentiment increases in March Consumer sentiment rose to minus 39.0 in March from February’s minus 44.0. March’s result marked the best reading since March... -
Norway: Norges Bank meets expectations and resumes tightening cycle in March At its 22 March meeting, the Executive Board of Norges Bank unanimously voted to resume its tightening cycle and deliver... -
United Kingdom: Inflation comes in at highest level since December 2022 in February Inflation ticked up to 10.4% in February, slightly above January’s 10.1% and exceeding market expectations. February’s figure represented the highest... -
Korea: Manufacturing firms’ month-ahead sentiment rises in March Month-ahead business sentiment among manufacturing firms rose to 66.0 in March from February’s 65.0. Despite the uptick, the index remained... -
Peru: Economic activity falls at sharpest rate since February 2021 in January Economic activity slid 1.1% compared to the same month a year earlier in January, which contrasted December’s 0.9% increase. The...