Browsing: economic data

– China kept its benchmark lending rates steady in September, holding the one-year loan prime rate at 3.0%. The over-five-year LPR stayed at 3.5%, based on the official September 20 fixing. Many lenders reference the longer-term rate when setting mortgage

South Korea’s industrial output, retail sales and equipment investment all declined in April from the previous month, official data showed, marking a broad monthly pullback across production, consumption and capital spending. The Ministry of Data and Statistics said the index

China’s industrial output rose 5.6 percent year on year in the first four months of 2026, official data released Monday showed, as production continued to expand across large industrial enterprises. The National Bureau of Statistics said the figure covers industrial

TOKYO: Japan posted a current account surplus of 3.93 trillion yen, or about $24.8 billion, in February, as strong returns on overseas investments helped offset softer trade-related gains and a continued shortfall in services. Preliminary balance of payments data released

ANKARA: Turkey’s annual consumer inflation slowed to 30.87% in March from 31.53% in February, while monthly inflation eased to 1.94% from 2.96%, official data showed on Friday. The reading also came in below market expectations for annual inflation of 31.4%

TOKYO: Japan’s industrial output fell 2.1% in February from the previous month, official preliminary data showed on Tuesday, as weaker production in autos, fabricated metals and electronic parts reversed some of January’s strength. The decline matched economists’ median forecast and

TSHWANE: South Africa’s official unemployment rate fell to 31.4% in the fourth quarter of 2025, its lowest level since the third quarter of 2020, according to Statistics South Africa’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey released on Feb. 17. The rate eased

CAIRO: Egypt’s core inflation rate slowed to 11.2% year on year in January 2026, down from 11.8% in December, according to data released by the Central Bank of Egypt. The reading is closely watched as a gauge of underlying price

MENA Newswire, MANAMA: Bahrain recorded real economic growth of 4.0 percent year on year in the third quarter of 2025, reflecting continued expansion across both oil and non-oil activities, according to official national accounts data released on Tuesday. Gross Domestic Product

TOKYO, December 18, 2025: Japan recorded its first trade surplus in five months in November, supported by higher exports to the United States and increased shipments of semiconductors and pharmaceutical products, according to data released Wednesday by the Ministry of