Eurozone manufacturing expanded at the weakest pace since early 2016 in December as new orders fell for a third month and business confidence eroded to a six-year low, results of the survey by IHS Markit confirmed on Wednesday. The final Eurozone Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index, or PMI, was 51.4, unchanged from the flash, but lower than November's 51.8. more...
New Zealand's gross domestic product advanced a seasonally adjusted 0.3 percent on quarter in the third quarter of 2018, Statistics New Zealand said on Thursday - marking the lowest quarterly growth since Q4 2013. more...
New Zealand's seasonally adjusted current account deficit narrowed to NZ$2.6 billion, NZ$102 million smaller than the June 2018 quarter deficit (NZ$2.7 billion), Statistics New Zealand said on Wednesday. more...
Japan posted a merchandise trade deficit of 737.3 billion yen in November, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday. more...
The manufacturing sector in New Zealand continued to expand in November, albeit at a slower pace, the latest survey from BusinessNZ revealed on Friday with a manufacturing PMI score of 53.5. more...