| Today's Economy
Canada Weekly: Starting Off on the Wrong Foot A bounty of ominous leading indicators and downside risks ring in the new year. Stocks and Shutdown Deliver a Blow to U.S. Consumer Sentiment The Michigan survey dropped to its lowest since 2016. Surprising Strength in U.S. Manufacturing in December After a few weak months, output popped to end 2018. Europe Daily Briefing: Blame Black Friday, Again U.K. retail sales plunged in December because consumers Christmas-shopped in November instead. » VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY
Commentary
U.S. Weekly Highlights and Preview, January 18, 2019 December may have been an ugly month for existing-home sales. Latin America Economic Preview: 21-25 January Argentina's economy continues to contract while Mexico's loses steam. Europe Weekly Highlights and Preview, 18 January, 2019 Brexit developments are likely to overshadow even the ECB policy meeting. Asia-Pacific Weekly Highlights and Preview, 18 January, 2019 China's economy is on an entrenched cooling trend. » VIEW MORE COMMENTARY
Today's Economic Indicators
United Kingdom
Retail Sales
Dec. 2018: 3.0%
U.K. retail sales slowed to only 3% y/y in December, from 3.4% in November. Russian Federation
Foreign Trade
Nov. 2018: US$19.0 bil
Russia’s trade surplus took a step back in November, falling to US$19 billion. Canada
Consumer Price Index
Dec. 2018: 2%
Consumer price inflation perked back up in the final month of 2018, defying the consensus expectation of further cooling. Canada
International Transactions in Securities
Nov. 2018: C$9.5 bil
Foreign investors purchased C$9.5 billion of Canadian investments in November. United States
Industrial Production
Dec. 2018: 0.3%
Industrial production advanced 0.3% in December, its seventh-consecutive gain. Colombia
Industrial Production
Nov. 2018: 4.7%
Colombia's manufacturing output expanded 4.7% y/y in November, after 5.5% in October. United States
Regional and State Employment
Dec. 2018:
The December job numbers for state and regional economies put 2018 in the books, and the results echo the findings in the national report released two weeks ago. United States
University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Survey
Jan. 2019: 90.7
Consumer sentiment fell sharply in January, losing 7.6 points and falling to 90.7, the lowest level in more than two years. » VIEW MORE ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 
