China Jan-June non-financial outbound direct investment +0.8% y/y in yuan terms
BEIJING – China’s non-financial outbound direct investment (ODI) in the first six months of 2022 rose 0.8% from a year earlier to 351.67 billion yuan … Read more
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Russian economy declines 4% y/y in Q2 after 3.5% y/y increase in Q1 -econ ministry
MOSCOW – The Russian economy declined by 4.0% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2022 after a 3.5% rise in the previous three months, the … Read more
Thai factory output unexpectedly dips 0.08% y/y
BANGKOK – Thailand’s manufacturing production index (MPI) in June dropped 0.08% from a year earlier, dragged down by lower production of hard disk drives, plastic … Read more
China Q2 smartphone sales fall 14.2% y/y as consumers pull back
SHANGHAI – Chinese smartphone sales in April-June fell 14.2% on year and volumes hit a decade low, Counterpoint Research said on Wednesday, as China struggles … Read more
Malaysia’s June CPI up 3.4% y/y, higher than forecast
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 3.4% from a year earlier in June, government data showed on Friday. The rise was more … Read more
Indonesia’s Q2 FDI jumps nearly 40% y/y, biggest rise in a decade
JAKARTA – Foreign direct investment (FDI) into Indonesia rose 39.7% annually in the April-June period in rupiah terms to 163.2 trillion rupiah ($10.89 billion), the … Read more
China’s June exports rise 17.9% y/y, imports grow 1.0%
BEIJING – China’s exports rose 17.9% in June from a year ago, beating analysts’ expectations as the economy tries to wrestle back lost momentum from … Read more
Greek producer price inflation slows down to 43% y/y in May
ATHENS – Data on Greek producer price inflation in May, released by the country’s statistics service (ELSTAT) on Thursday: *************************************************************** KEY FIGURES May April March … Read more
Singapore May manufacturing output up 13.8% y/y amid chip shortage
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s industrial output in May beat forecasts and grew 13.8% year-on-year, due to strong demand from 5G markets and data centres amid a … Read more
Malaysia’s May CPI up 2.8% y/y, higher than forecast
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.8% from a year earlier in May, government data showed on Friday. The rise was more … Read more
Sri Lanka May consumer prices soar 45.3% y/y, highest since 2015
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO -Sri Lanka’s headline inflation accelerated in May to the highest since 2015 due to rising food and transport costs, as the … Read more
China May industrial output up 0.7% y/y, retail sales fall 6.7%; better than f’casts
BEIJING – China’s industrial output rose 0.7% in May from a year earlier, picking up from a 2.9% decline in April, official data showed on … Read more
China says its Jan-April non-financial outbound direct investment rises 4.5% y/y
BEIJING – China’s non-financial outbound direct investment (ODI) in the first four months of the year rose 4.5% from a year earlier to $35.88 billion, … Read more
Spain retail sales rise 1.5% y/y in April
(Reuters) – Spanish retail sales rose 1.5% in April from a year earlier on a seasonally and calendar-adjusted basis, after falling 4.1% in March, the … Read more
Russian economic growth slows to 3.5% y/y in Q1 – Rosstat
(Reuters) – The Russian economy expanded by 3.5% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2022 after growing 5% in the previous quarter, data from federal … Read more
Russian mobile operator MTS reports 76.2% y/y slump in Q1 net profit
(Reuters) – Russia’s biggest mobile operator MTS on Wednesday reported a 76.2% year-on-year drop in first-quarter net profit to 3.9 billion roubles ($62.9 million), which … Read more
Inflation in Ukraine rises to 16.4% y/y in April – statistics service
KYIV – Ukraine’s inflation increased to 16.4% in April year-on-year from 13.7% in March, the state statistics service said on Tuesday, citing a sharp rise … Read more
Indonesia’s foreign direct investment surges 32% y/y in Q1
By Gayatri Suroyo and Stefanno Sulaiman JAKARTA – Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Indonesia soared 31.8% on a yearly basis in the first quarter in … Read more
Gazprom says gas exports outside ex-Soviet Union down 28.5% y/y so far in 2022
– Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Tuesday that natural gas exports outside former Soviet Union countries fell by 28.5% year on year to 30.7 … Read more
India’s February WPI inflation accelerates to 13.11% y/y
NEW DELHI – India’s annual wholesale price-based inflation accelerated to 13.11% in February from the previous month’s 12.96%, government data showed on Monday. February’s figure … Read more
Euro zone unemployment at record lows, producer prices show record jump y/y
BRUSSELS – Euro zone unemployment fell to record lows in January as the economy continued to rebound from the pandemic slump, but industrial producer prices … Read more
Russia’s Gazprom Jan-Feb gas exports down by third y/y
MOSCOW – Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Tuesday that natural gas exports outside ex-Soviet Union countries fell by 32.6% year-on-year in January – February … Read more
Hong Kong January exports rises 18.4 pct y/y
HONG KONG, Feb 24 – Hong Kong released January export data on Thursday: * January exports rises 18.4 pct y/y Hong Kong trade: Percent change … Read more
Thai domestic car sales jump 25.81% y/y in January
BANGKOK – Domestic car sales in Thailand rose 25.81% in January from a year earlier to 69,455 units, helped by an easing of coronavirus curbs … Read more
Italy January EU-harmonised CPI revised to +5.1% y/y
– Italian EU-harmonised consumer prices (HICP) remained flat month-on-month in January and were up 5.1% from the year earlier, official statistics agency ISTAT said on … Read more
Spanish inflation slows to 6% y/y in Jan on lower power costs
-Spanish inflation slowed to 6% year-on-year in January from 6.5% in December, mainly thanks to lower electricity costs, flash data from the National Statistics Institute … Read more