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Manufacturing Hopes to Put Q1 Behind Its output dropped 1.1% at an annualized rate in the first quarter. Europe Daily Briefing: U.K. Labour Market Is Holding Up Well The labour market may be in good shape, or low base effects may be inflating yearly figures. Uruguay: Stuck in the Middle Strained by the recession in Argentina and slow growth in Brazil, the economy likely contracted in the first quarter. Asia-Pacific Daily Briefing: Previewing Indonesia's Elections Financial markets will likely react positively to a Jokowi presidential victory. » VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY
Commentary
U.S. Weekly Highlights and Preview, April 12, 2019 We look for improvement in housing-related data as past declines in mortgage rates begin to pay dividends. China Outlook: Defying Gravity Beijing’s easing measures will help temper the economic growth slowdown in 2019. Europe Weekly Highlights and Preview, 12 April, 2019 Euro zone inflation numbers are likely to decline slightly; and there is Brexit. Asia-Pacific Weekly Highlights and Preview: 12 April, 2019 China won’t give much of a lift to already-slowing global growth. » VIEW MORE COMMENTARY
Today's Economic Indicators
United Kingdom
Unemployment
Mar. 2019: 3.9%
The U.K.’s jobless rate held steady at 3.9% during the February quarter, matching its lowest reading in 44 years. Canada
International Transactions in Securities
Feb. 2019: C$12.0 bil
Following a burst of asset purchases in January, foreign appetites for Canadian financial securities moderated in February. Canada
Survey of Manufacturing
Feb. 2019: -0.2%
Manufacturing sales in Canada dipped in February, compared with consensus expectations of no change. United States
Industrial Production
Mar. 2019: -0.1%
Industrial production slipped 0.1% in March, its second decline in the past three months. United States
NAHB Housing Market Index
Apr. 2019: 63
Homebuilder sentiment inched up 1 point to 63 in April. United States
Moody’s Analytics Policy Uncertainty Index
April 12: 114.0
The four-week moving average in our U.S. policy uncertainty index fell from a revised 116.8 to 114 in the week ended April 12. United States
Median usual weekly earnings
2019Q1: 2.7%
Median usual weekly earnings in the U.S. are growing at an increasingly healthy pace, suggesting the tightening in the labor market is putting additional upward pressure on wage growth. Singapore
Foreign Trade
Mar. 2019:
Argentina
Consumer Price Index
Mar. 2019: 54.7%
Argentina's national consumer price index increased 4.7% in March, up from 3.8% in February and 2.3% a year earlier. New Zealand
Consumer Price Index
2019Q1:
Japan
Foreign Trade
Mar. 2019:
China
Fixed Asset Investment
Mar. 2019:
China
GDP
2019Q1:
China
Industrial Production
Mar. 2019:
China
Retail Sales
Mar. 2019:
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