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BERLIN, October 30, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Germany's economy grew by 0.2 percent in the third quarter compared to the previous three-month period, preliminary data from the country's statistics [...]

BEIJING, October 8, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- China's just-concluded National Day holiday ignited a surge in consumer activity, fueled by a dynamic blend of travel demand and targeted incentives, [...]

VIENNA, September 13, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The Austrian National Bank (OeNB) on Friday lowered the forecast for Austria's gross domestic product (GDP) this year from a 0.3 percent [...]

KUALA LUMPUR, August 16, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The Malaysian economy advanced 5.9 percent in the second quarter of 2024, driven by stronger domestic demand and further expansion in [...]

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The Malaysian economy grew at 4.2 percent in the first quarter, driven by stronger private expenditure and positive turnaround in exports, [...]

TOKYO, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Japan's economy shrank by an annualized 2.0 percent in the January-March period from the prior quarter, marking the first contraction in two [...]

BEIJING, May 7, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- China's May Day holiday witnessed a surge in tourism and robust consumer spending, underscoring the resilience and dynamism of the world's second-largest [...]

WASHINGTON, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- by Matthew Rusling The growth of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) slowed significantly in the first quarter amid stubborn inflation that shows [...]

WELLINGTON, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- New Zealand's economy had the second consecutive quarter of contraction in the fourth quarter of 2023, which met the technical definition of [...]

February 19, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- KUALA LUMPUR -- Economists have maintained Malaysia's economic growth forecast in 2024, although the fourth quarter growth slipped below estimates. Hong Leong Investment [...]

PARIS, February 5, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Global gross domestic product (GDP) growth is projected to ease to 2.9 percent in 2024 from 3.1 percent in 2023, before recovering [...]

CHICAGO, January 26, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Friday as investors reacted to positive economic data. [...]

UNITED NATIONS, January 4, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Global economic growth is projected to slow down from an estimated 2.7 percent in 2023 to 2.4 percent in 2024, according [...]

UNITED NATIONS, January 4, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Global economic growth is projected to slow down from an estimated 2.7 percent in 2023 to 2.4 percent in 2024, according [...]

UNITED NATIONS, January 4, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Global economic growth is projected to slow down from an estimated 2.7 percent in 2023 to 2.4 percent in 2024, according [...]

NANCHANG, December 19, 2023 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Despite external pressure and internal difficulties, China's economy has achieved a recovery and made solid progress in high-quality development in 2023, noted [...]

KUALA LUMPUR, November 17, 2023 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The Malaysian economy expanded by 3.3 percent in the third quarter, anchored by resilient domestic demand, the Malaysian Central Bank said [...]

BERLIN, October 30, 2023 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Germany's gross domestic product (GDP) in the third quarter (Q3) of 2023 declined by 0.1 percent compared to the previous quarter, according [...]

BEIJING, October 9, 2023 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- China's eight-day Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday has brought a tourism consumer market boom that highlighted the vitality and resilience of [...]

SYDNEY, October 5, 2023 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Australia's top retail body estimated on Thursday that the pre-Christmas spending in 2023 is tipped to remain nearly the same as last [...]

NEW YORK, August 31, 2023 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The U.S. dollar gained in late trading on Thursday, as the U.S. Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) pushed back against weak data [...]

TOKYO, June 18, 2023 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Japan's hay fever season this year stood to suppress consumer spending by 383.1 billion yen (2.70 billion U.S. dollars), local media reported. [...]

* China's tourism and consumption have been firing on all cylinders during the just-ended May Day holiday, showing the country's extraordinary economic resilience.* Eye-catching data related to the holiday has [...]

WELLINGTON, April 6, 2023 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- New Zealand household saving was 2.1 billion NZ dollars (1.32 billion U.S. dollars) in the December 2022 quarter, the same level as [...]

TOKYO, March 10, 2023 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Spending by households in Japan fell in January from a year earlier, marking the third successive month of decline, the government said [...]

BERLIN, January 30, 2023 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The energy crisis continues to put the brakes on Germany's economy, with gross domestic product (GDP) declining by 0.2 percent in the [...]

SYDNEY, December 26, 2022 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- As the annual shopping event of Boxing Day unfolded on Monday, the shopping spree is expected to boost the economic recovery with [...]

NEW YORK, August 31, 2022 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The United States needs a 'miracle' to avoid an economic recession, a renowned U.S. economist has said. In an interview with [...]

LONDON, August 5, 2022 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- On Canvey Island, where the River Thames meets the sea and a popular day-trip destination for city-weary Londoners, people quietly go about [...]

BEIJING, July 12, 2022 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- With the arrival of summer, China's consumer spending has gradually warmed up, regaining vitality on the back of policy stimulus, a trend [...]

DUBLIN, June 16, 2022 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Recent energy inflation has increased the estimated share of households in energy poverty to 29 percent in Ireland, according to an Irish [...]

NEW YORK, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The personal savings rate, as a percentage of disposable income, fell to 4.4 percent in April, the lowest level since 2008 [...]

NEW YORK, May 9, 2022 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- During most economic downturns, including the Great Recession and the current COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Black communities are disproportionately impacted, with their [...]

CANBERRA, March 2, 2022 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Australia has recorded its equal strongest quarterly growth in 46 years driven by the household spending after COVID-19 lockdowns. The Australian Bureau [...]

CHICAGO, February 25, 2022 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Friday as investors reacted to the hope that [...]

BEIJING, January 19, 2022 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Consumption, a key driver of the Chinese economy, is expected to see recovery growth this year as more supportive policies are in [...]

UNITED NATIONS, January 13, 2022 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- After expanding by 5.5 percent in 2021, the global output is projected to grow by only 4 percent in 2022 and [...]

UNITED NATIONS, January 13, 2022 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- After expanding by 5.5 percent in 2021, the global output is projected to grow by only 4 percent in 2022 and [...]

UNITED NATIONS, January 13, 2022 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- After expanding by 5.5 percent in 2021, the global output is projected to grow by only 4 percent in 2022 and [...]

UNITED NATIONS, January 13, 2022 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- After expanding by 5.5 percent in 2021, the global output is projected to grow by only 4 percent in 2022 and [...]

VALLETTA, December 13, 2021 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Europeans are feeling the pinch of making ends meet as the increasing cost of living and rising energy prices bite. Most families [...]

CHICAGO, November 16, 2021 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Tuesday as strong U.S. economic data triggered profit [...]

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22, 2021 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research (Fitch Solutions) said Thursday it believed that Malaysia's consumer spending recovery will spill into [...]

BEIJING, June 15, 2021 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- China's three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday saw booming travel and spending activity as businesses and authorities rushed to fire up the market [...]

PARIS, June 14, 2021 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- France's economy is expected to rebound faster than previously expected in 2021 on strong consumer spending and business investment, the country's central [...]

TASHKENT, May 31, 2021 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Uzbekistan on Monday announced an estimate of the minimum consumer spending in the country -- 440,000 Uzbek soums (40 U.S. dollars) per [...]

CHICAGO, February 26, 2021 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Sharp increase in China's retail sales volume during its Lunar New Year week indicates that China has become not only a linchpin [...]

TOKYO, February 19, 2021 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Japan's economy has been showing 'weakness in some components' as consumption has slowed down amid the ongoing state of emergency over the [...]

BEIJING, February 18, 2021 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- China's economy continued to gather steam during the Spring Festival period, although millions of people have stayed put for the weeklong holiday [...]

NEW YORK, February 9, 2021 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Chinese Americans have been making great contributions to U.S. economic and cultural success over the past two centuries, said a report [...]