Economic Indicators News

By John Irish and Lananh Nguyen DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - As Ukraine attempts to secure more modern arms from its allies, it has stepped up a parallel effort to lock in...

By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's export growth slowed sharply in December as China-bound shipments fell for the first time in seven months, stoking fears of further...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Turnover in accommodation and food services in Germany rose strongly in 2022 compared with 2021 despite high inflation, the federal statistics office said on...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's consumer spending over the Lunar New Year period could rise 13.6% to 45 billion baht ($1.36 billion), a three-year high, as the economy recovers and...

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia employment unexpectedly dipped in December following an outsized gain the month before in a sign the red-hot labour market might be...

By Ambar Warrick Investing.com -- Australia’s job market unexpectedly shrank in December as the participation rate fell from record highs, although employment conditions...

By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) - British house prices registered the most widespread falls in 13 years last month as buyer demand and sales activity weakened more sharply than...

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Treasuries held by foreigners rose in November for the first time in three months, data from the U.S. Treasury department...

By Liz Moyer Investing.com -- The Federal Reserve in its periodic beige book on Wednesday said economic activity hasn't changed much since its last report in November, with its...

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales fell by the most in a year in December, pulled down by declines in purchases of motor vehicles and a range of other...

(Reuters) - There were some encouraging signs U.S. inflation pressures and labor shortages were easing, a Federal Reserve report showed on Wednesday, but economic activity was...

Jan 18 (Reuters) - Producer prices in Canada fell by 1.1% in December from November on lower prices for refined petroleum energy products, as well as softwood lumber, Statistics...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. business inventories increased in November as higher interest rates depressed sales, boosting the inventory-to-sales ratio to the highest level in...

By Diana Mandia and Dina Kartit (Reuters) - The number of nights spent in tourist accommodation in the European Union in 2022 approached pre-pandemic levels, the bloc's statistics...

By Dan Burns (Reuters) - Confidence among U.S. single-family homebuilders improved for the first time in more than a year in January, potentially signaling the housing slump may...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Production at U.S. factories fell more than expected in December and output in the prior month was weaker than previously thought, indicating that...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. producer prices fell more than expected in December as the costs of energy products and food declined, offering more evidence that inflation was...

By Scott Kanowsky  Investing.com -- U.S. consumers pulled back on spending by more than expected in December, according to advance estimates from the Census Bureau on...

(Reuters) - The average interest rate on the most popular U.S. home loan dropped to its lowest level since September as more evidence inflation is past its peak sent Treasury...

BEIJING (Reuters) - Most Chinese provinces aim for economic growth of above 5% this year, pledging to focus on boosting consumption following a lifting of stringent COVID curbs,...

BERLIN (Reuters) - The proportion of women on the executive and supervisory boards of large companies in Germany continued to grow in 2022 but at a slower rate than the previous...

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - British inflation eased last month after hitting a 41-year high in October, offering some comfort to the Bank of England, but the pressure on...

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's trade-dependent economy unexpectedly contracted in the fourth quarter, putting in its worst performance in 13 years, hit by a drop in exports on...

By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com -- U.K. inflation stayed stuck at over 10% in December amid signs that consumers kept spending over the Christmas period despite an intensifying...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's property sector fell 5.1% in 2022 from a year earlier, value-added data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Wednesday, heaping more...

By Yoshifumi Takemoto and Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core machinery orders fell further than expected in November, prompting the government to slash its view on the...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's economy expanded by about 3% in 2022, Finance Minister Rogelio Ramirez de la O said in a statement on Tuesday, as Latin America's No. 2 economy...

By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) - Pay awards by British employers held at 5% for the second month in a row in December, well below annual inflation of close to 11%, data from...

By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Business confidence at big Japanese firms slid in January with manufacturers showing a negative reading for the first time in two years, the...

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's trade surplus in financial and related professional services edged up in 2021 as the United States cemented its position as the top...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand house prices fell in December on the prior month as interest rates rose and more difficulty accessing bank finance contributed to continued...

By Ismail Shakil and Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's annual inflation rate eased more than expected in December as gas prices came down but core measures remained little...

By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) - American households are cutting back on spending, but are doing so from very high levels, a New York Federal Reserve report showed on...

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -New York state manufacturing contracted sharply in January as orders collapsed and employment growth stalled, pointing to continued...

(Reuters) -Russia's current account surplus hit a record high in 2022, the central bank said on Tuesday, as a fall in imports and robust oil and gas exports kept foreign money...