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South Korea's export drops 15.2 pct for first 20 days of July

July 21, 2023 South Korea\'s export dropped in double digits for the first 20 days of this month due to soft demand for local semiconductors and lower oil products prices, customs office data showed Friday.

Idaho ends fiscal year with budget surplus

July 21, 2023 Governor Brad Little announced Idaho ended yet another fiscal year with a budget surplus, an extra $100 million that will go directly to property tax relief.

South Dakota ends fiscal year with $96.8 million surplus

July 21, 2023 South Dakota closed the 2023 budget year with a surplus of $96.8 million.

Virginia general fund revenues complete fiscal year with $5.1 billion in excess resources

July 21, 2023 Virginia’s general fund revenues ended fiscal year 2023 $3.0 billion over the official revenue forecast, generating $5.1 billion in excess resources for the year.

Rhode Island-based jobs rose 700 from May; June unemployment rate drops to 2.9 pct

July 21, 2023 Rhode Island businesses added 700 jobs in June as the state’s unemployment rate dropped to 2.9 percent.

Canada's CPI rises 2.8 pct in June

July 20, 2023 Canada\'s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.8 percent year over year in June, following a 3.4 percent increase in May, Statistics Canada said.

UK inflation slows to 7.9 pct in June

July 20, 2023 Inflation in the United Kingdom (UK) slowed to 7.9 percent in the 12 months to June, the country\'s Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.

Russia's trade turnover up 3% in 1H 2023 compared to 2019

July 19, 2023 Russia’s trade turnover gained 3% in the first half of 2023 compared with the same period in 2019, acting head of the Federal Customs Service Ruslan Davydov said on Wednesday.

Albania's economy advancing at good pace, minister says

July 18, 2023 Albania\'s Minister of Finance and Economy Delina Ibrahimaj said on Monday that the country\'s economy continued to advance at a good pace during the first half of 2023.

U.S. Georgia June net tax revenues down 0.4%

July 17, 2023 The State of Georgia’s net tax collections in June totaled $2.84 billion, for a decrease of $10.9 million, or -0.4 percent, compared to June 2022, when net tax collections totaled $2.85 billion.

Economic experts survey: Inflation expectations remain high worldwide

July 17, 2023 The latest wave of the Economic Experts Survey (EES) conducted by the ifo Institute and the Swiss Economic Policy Institute examines economists’ inflation expectations at the global level.

Hungary's exports reach record high

July 17, 2023 Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, has revealed how Hungary\'s exports in the first five months of 2023 grew by 11% from a record-high base in 2022, reaching the all-time record of 63.5 billion euros.