Australia had a seasonally adjusted merchandise trade surplus of A$1.925 billion in November, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday. more...
The manufacturing sector in Australia slipped into contraction in December, the latest survey from the Australia Industry Group revealed on Monday with a Performance of Manufacturing Index score of 49.5. more...
China's manufacturing activity fell in December, due to a decline in new orders, for the first time since May 2017, survey data from IHS Markit showed on Wednesday. The headline seasonally adjusted Caixin Factory Purchasing Managers' Index, or PMI, fell to 49.7 from 50.2 in November. more...
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...