Economic activity expanded 3.3% in year-on-year terms in December, which was above November’s 2.9% increase. Still, the trend pointed down,...
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Dominican Republic: Economic activity growth speeds up in December -
Russia: Industrial activity falls at sharpest rate since October 2020 in December Industrial output fell 4.3% in year-on-year terms in December, which was a larger contraction than November’s 1.8% decrease. December’s outturn... -
Euro Area: Inflation soars in November amid surging energy prices Harmonized inflation came in at 4.9% in November, above Octobers 4.1% reading and marking the highest print since records began... -
Indonesia: Inflation decelerates in January Inflation came in at 5.3% in January, down from Decembers 5.5%. January’s result was the lowest reading since August 2022... -
Korea: Merchandise exports drop in January Merchandise exports dived 16.6% year on year in January (December: -9.6% year on year). January’s figure marked the largest drop... -
New Zealand: Business sentiment improves in January The ANZ bank business outlook indicator rose in January. As a consequence, a net 52.0% of firms reported that they... -
Thailand: Manufacturing activity drops at sharper pace in December Manufacturing output dropped 0.7% month-on-month in seasonally-adjusted terms in December (November: -0.6% mom). On an annual basis, manufacturing production fell... -
Brazil: COPOM holds fire for a fourth consecutive time in February At its first meeting of 2023 on 31 January–1 February, the Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) of Brazil’s Central Bank (BCB)... -
Euro Area: Unemployment rate stable at all-time low in December The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was stable at Novembers all-time low of 6.6% in December. Six economies had stable unemployment... -
New Zealand: Unemployment rate ticks up in Q4 The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate rose to 3.4% in Q4 from Q3’s 3.3%. Meanwhile, the underutilization rate—which includes both unemployment and...