BEIJING, April 19 Reuters China39;s accommodation and catering sector contracted in JanuaryMarch from a year earlier for the first time since 2020, pointing to increasingly flagging consumption weakened by COVID curbs on travel and socialdistancing rules. The sector39;s output shrank by an inflationadjusted 0.3 in JanuaryMarch to 386.1 billion yuan 60.6 billion, the National Bureau […]

China Q1 GDP 4.8 yy, risks to outlook rise sharply March activity indicators already show growing stress Retail sales contract 3.5 in March, vs 1.6 in poll March nationwide jobless rate highest since May 2020 Industrial output, investment beat forecasts BEIJING, April 18 Reuters China39;s economy slowed in March as consumption, real estate and exports […]

March crude steel output 88.3 mln T vs 94.02 mln T year ago Average daily output at 2.85 mln T, up 6 from JanFeb Firstquarter steel output down 10.5 yy BEIJING, April 18 Reuters China39;s crude steel output fell more than 6 in March from the same month a year earlier, data from the statistics […]

ISTANBUL, April 15 Reuters Turkish house sales rose 20.6 in March on the year to 134,170 houses, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute showed on Friday. Sales to foreigners rose 31, the institute said, with Iranian citizens topping the list. Iraqis and Russians were the next biggest buyers of Turkish properties, it added. Wealthy Russians […]

LONDON Reuters Britain will have enough gas supply to meet demand from April to September, and will even ship more gas to Europe due to low storage levels there, National Grid said in its annual summer outlook on Thursday. Total UK gas demand is forecast at 34 billion cubic metres bcm in the six months over […]

TOKYO, April 15 Reuters Japan39;s core consumer inflation likely accelerated in March from a year earlier but was still well short of the Bank of Japan39;s price goal, a Reuters poll showed, bolstering the view that the BOJ will lag way behind other central banks in normalising policy. Separate data is expected to show Japan39;s […]

WELLINGTON, April 14 Reuters Manufacturing activity in New Zealand in March improved a tad due to strong new orders and positive employment, a survey showed on Thursday. The Bank of New ZealandBusiness NZ39;s seasonally adjusted Performance of Manufacturing Index PMI rose to 53.8 from 53.6 the previous month. A reading above 50 indicates an expansion […]

SYDNEY, April 14 Reuters Australia39;s unemployment rate held at a 13year low in March as jobs growth slowed after months of strong gains, though recordhigh vacancies suggest it is only a matter of time before unemployment falls further. Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Thursday showed a jobless rate of 4.0, when analysts […]

WELLINGTON, April 14 Reuters Tighter lending criteria and rising interest rates, coupled with inflation, continue to weigh on house prices and sales activity in New Zealand, the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand REINZ said on Thursday. Seasonally adjusted nationwide median house prices fell 4.8 in March from February but remain up 7.4 year on […]

March export growth eases slightly but beats forecasts March imports unexpectedly fall Ukraine war, COVID lockdowns taking a toll BEIJING, April 13 Reuters China39;s imports unexpectedly fell in March as COVID19 curbs across large parts of the country hampered freight arrivals and weakened domestic demand, while export growth slowed, prompting analysts to expect a worsening […]