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Today's Economic Indicators
Spain
Consumer Price Index
Jan. 2022: 6.1% y/y
Spain's consumer price index rose by 6.1% in yearly terms in January after a 6.5% gain in December. United Kingdom
Unemployment
Dec. 2021: 4.1%
U.K. unemployment fell to 4.1% in the three months to December from 4.3% in the September stanza. Euro Zone
External Trade
Dec. 2021: -€4.6 bil
The euro zone’s deficit came in even worse than expected last December. Belgium
Industrial Production
Dec. 2021: 18.0% y/y
Belgium's industrial production index grew by 18% in December on a year-ago basis, but the index rose just 2.5% on a monthly basis from November to December. Canada
Housing Starts
Jan. 2022: 231 ths
In line with the general cooling in the Canadian housing market, housing starts declined again in January. United States
NY Empire State Manufacturing Survey
Feb. 2022: 3.1
Factories in New York are treading water, according to the February Empire State Manufacturing Survey. United States
Producer Price Index
Jan. 2022: 1.0% m/m
The Fed can’t catch a break on inflation as the U.S. India
Foreign Trade
Jan. 2022: -US$17.4 bil
India’s merchandise trade deficit shrank again in January to $17.4 billion, down from $21.7 billion in December. World
Moody's Analytics Global GDP
2021Q3: 4.1% q/q SAAR
Peru
Unemployment
Jan. 2022: 8.6%
The January job market report for metropolitan Lima was decidedly lukewarm, but the pale performance does not mark an inflection point. United States
Moody’s Analytics Policy Uncertainty Index
February 11:
United States
Cox Automotive/Moody’s Analytics Vehicle Affordability Index
Jan. 2022: 42.8 weeks, NSA
New-vehicle affordability increased for the first time since March. Colombia
GDP
2021Q4: 10.8% y/y
Colombia's economy expanded by a better-than-anticipated 10.8% y/y in the fourth quarter supported by pent-up demand, still-expansive policies, and a favorable external environment, including high oil prices. Argentina
Consumer Price Index
Jan. 2022: 50.7% y/y
The statistics office’s national consumer price index increased 3.9% in January, down slightly from 4% a year earlier. United States
Treasury International Capital Flows
Dec. 2021: $114.5 bil
Net long-term capital flows were down slightly in December, with net inflows totaling $114.5 billion, compared with inflows of $137.9 billion in November. South Korea
Employment
Jan. 2022:
China
Consumer Price Index
Jan. 2022:
China
Producer Price Index
Jan. 2022:
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