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Today's Economic Indicators
Netherlands
Retail Sales
Mar. 2022: 4.7% y/y
Dutch retail sales slowed their annual pace of growth, from 12.1% y/y in February to 4.7% y/y in March. Norway
Retail Sales
Mar. 2022: 3.4% m/m
Norway’s retail sales excluding motor vehicles and fuel bounced back, increasing by 3.4% m/m in March after a small decrease of 1.3% in February. Denmark
Unemployment rate
Mar. 2022: 2.5%
The Danish labor market, once again, showed its resilience. France
Household Consumption Survey
Mar. 2022: -1.3% m/m
Household goods consumption took a hit in March 2022. Spain
Retail Sales
Mar. 2022: -3.8% m/m
Spain’s retail sales dropped in seasonally adjusted terms by 3.8% m/m in March. Switzerland
Retail Sales
Mar. 2022: -6.6% y/y
Switzerland’s retail sales slumped by 6.6% y/y this March. France
GDP
2022Q1: 0.0% q/q
France's GDP growth ground to a halt in the first quarter. Thailand
Foreign Trade
Mar. 2022: US$5.2 bil
Surging exports have improved Thailand’s trade in March. Euro Zone
Preliminary GDP
2022Q1: 0.2% q/q
According to preliminary estimates, the euro zone’s GDP increased by 0.2% q/q in the first three months of 2022, following a 0.3% rise in the previous quarter. Euro Zone
Preliminary Consumer Price Index
Apr. 2022: 7.5% y/y
According to preliminary estimates, the euro zone’s harmonized index of consumer prices increased by 7.5% y/y in April, speeding up slightly from the 7.4% rise in the previous month. Portugal
Retail Sales
Mar. 2022: 12.9% y/y
Portuguese retail sales increased again from February to March. Russian Federation
Monetary Policy
Apr. 2022: 14%
The Central Bank of Russia cut its benchmark interest rate again by 300 basis points to 14% at its April meeting— an identical cut to its last meeting, where the rate moved from 20% to 17%. Brazil
Employment Situation
Mar. 2022: 11.1%
The unemployment rate reported a mild decrease in March as the economy advanced slowly. Canada
Gross Domestic Product by Industry
Feb. 2022: 1.1% m/m
February's real GDP by industry stunned expectations. United States
Employment Cost Index
2022Q1: 1.4% q/q
The Employment Cost Index rose by 1.4% in the first quarter, a bit stronger than expected and a reacceleration in growth from the end of 2021. United States
Personal Income
Mar. 2022: 0.5% m/m
Personal income expanded 0.5% in March, in line with expectations. United States
PCE Deflator
Mar. 2022: 0.9% m/m
The Federal Reserve hasn’t been subtle about its possible need to tighten monetary policy more aggressively to curb inflation. United States
Real Personal Spending
Mar. 2022: 0.2% m/m
Real consumer spending rose a little for the second straight month in March but still remains little changed since October, despite high volatility in the period. Chile
Manufacturing Production
Mar. 2022: 3.31% y/y
National manufacturers rebounded in March after an annual contraction in the previous month. Chile
Retail & Wholesale Sales
Mar. 2022: 8.1% y/y
Retail sales in Chile fell again in March, marking the fifth consecutive monthly decline. World
Moody's Analytics Global Risk of Recession
Apr. 2022: 31.4%
Global recession risks increased in February to 31.4% from 26.5% in January. United States
Moody’s Analytics & CNN Business Back-to-Normal Index
April 27: 93.6
The U.S. United States
University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Survey
Apr. 2022: 65.2
U.S. consumer confidence rose to a three-month high in April on rebounding expectations despite high gasoline prices, inflation staying in the headlines, and the weak stock market. Colombia
Monetary Policy
May. 2022: 6.00%
Colombia’s central bank hiked the reference interest rate by 100 basis points to 6% at Friday’s regular meeting. United States
Agricultural Prices
Mar. 2022: 6.3% m/m
The Agricultural Prices Received Index rose to 127.3, up 6.3% from February. China
Manufacturing PMI
Apr. 2022:
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